Showing posts with label Cremation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cremation. Show all posts
Thursday, May 08, 2025

Cremation of Body When Next of Kin Were Unknown Did Not Violate State RFRA

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In Doe v. Marion County, Arkansas ,  (WD AR, May 5, 2025), an Arkansas federal magistrate judge recommended dismissing a suit brought under ...
Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Supreme Court Denies Cert. In Challenge to Indiana Fetal Remains Law

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied review in Jane Doe No. 1 v. Rokita, (Docket No. 22-951, certiorari denied 5/1/2023) ( Order List ). ...
Tuesday, November 29, 2022

7th Circuit: Law on Disposal of Fetal Remains Does Not Violate 1st Amendment

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In Doe v. Rokita ,  (7th Cir., Nov. 28, 2022), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected 1st Amendment challenges to an Indiana statute...
Friday, May 06, 2022

Church Cannot Remove Cremated Remains Over Objections Of Families

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In  Church of the Holy Spirit of Wayland v. Heinrich , (MA App., May 5, 2022), a Massachusetts state appellate court held that a church whic...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Indiana Fetal Tissue Disposition Law Challenged Again

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Suit was filed last week in an Indiana federal district court challenging the constitutionality of Indiana's statutes that require healt...
Sunday, January 26, 2020

Son's Wish To Be Cremated Prevails Over Mother's Religious Objections

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In In re Remains of Ghostley ,  (AZ App., Jan. 22, 2020), a mother appealed the order of a probate court directing that the remains of her a...