Showing posts with label Establishment Clause. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Establishment Clause. Show all posts
Monday, October 05, 2026

Student Organizations Challenge University's Consolidation of Christian Student Groups Under One Campus Minister

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Suit was filed last month in a Virginia federal district court by two Christian student groups at Virginia State University challenging the ...
Friday, September 25, 2026

Oklahoma Cannot Require State-Funded Charter Schools to Be Secular

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In National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation v. Shellem , (WD OK, Sept. 24, 2026) , an Oklahoma federal district court issued a pr...
Wednesday, September 23, 2026

8th Circuit Hears Arguments on Posting of 10 Commandments in Classrooms

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The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday heard oral arguments ( audio of full oral arguments ) in Samantha Stinson v. State of Arkans...
Sunday, September 20, 2026

RLUIPA Does Not Apply to Addiction Treatment Center Imposed as Alternative to Criminal Sentence

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In Bryson v. Page , (SD GA, September 17, 2026), a Georgia federal district court dismissed RLUIPA, Establishment Clause and free exercise c...
Friday, September 18, 2026

Journalist Sues Dearborn for Favoring Muslims Over Christians and Jews

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Suit was filed yesterday in a Michigan federal district court by a journalist who is a resident of Dearborn, Michigan, alleging that the cit...
Friday, September 11, 2026

Court Enjoins Enforcement Against Synagogue's Voluntary Security Team of Ban on Firearms in Houses of Worship

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In Silver Spring Jewish Center, Inc. v. Montgomery County, Maryland ,  (D MD, Sept. 10, 2026), a Maryland federal district court granted a p...
Thursday, September 10, 2026

Religious Greetings at Gate of Air Force Base Provokes Controversy with Defense Secretary

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 A new controversy over religion in the military has erupted between Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the advocacy group Military Religiou...
Friday, August 28, 2026

Justice Department Issues New Opinion on Federal Grants to Religious Organizations

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This week, the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel issued a 39-page Opinion captioned:    Constitutionality of Religious Restricti...
Thursday, August 27, 2026

Parents and Students Sue School District Over Field Trip to Mosque

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Earlier this month, a number of parents, students and community members filed suit against the Palo Alto school district contending that a 2...
Wednesday, August 26, 2026

6th Circuit Questions Whether "Secular Purpose" Is Still Part of Establishment Clause Compliance

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 In Gordon v. City of Hamtramck ,  (6th Cir., Aug. 21, 2026), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Free Speech, Establishment Clau...
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Confrontation Between Jewish and Muslim High School Students Leads to Complex Court Decision

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Hiester v. School District of Philadelphia , (ED PA,   Aug. 21, 2026), is a 41-page opinion covering complex allegations of competing anti-M...
Friday, August 21, 2026

Two Cert. Petitions Raising Issues of State Aid for Religious Instruction Filed

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Two petitions for certiorari raising First Amendment issues were filed this week with the U.S. Supreme Court. Both involve the permissibili...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Supreme Court Review Sought in Texas 10 Commandments Cases

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 A joint petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed yesterday with the Supreme Court in Nathan v. Alamo Heights School District and Cr...
Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Oklahoma City Sued Over Denial of Zoning Approval for Mosque; DOJ Investigates City's Practices

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Suit was filed yesterday in an Oklahoma federal district court by the Islamic Society of Tulsa challenging as a violation of RLUIPA and the ...
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Suit Challenges Town's Refusal to Permit Nativity Display on Town Square

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Suit was filed last week in a New York federal district court challenging an upstate New York town's refusal to permit placing of a priv...
Thursday, July 23, 2026

9th Circuit: Inmate Loses Challenge to Kosher Food Program

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 In Hertel v. Thornell ,  (9th Cir., July 22, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of an Arizona prison inmat...
Sunday, June 28, 2026

President's Religious Liberty Commission Delivers Draft Report

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On June 26, the President's Religious Liberty Commission delivered its draft report to the President. ( Press Release ).  The 224-page R...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

10th Circuit: Suit Challenging Religious Exception to Trapping Ban Is Not Justiciable

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In New Mexico Trappers Association v. Torrez ,  (10th Cir., June 8, 2026), the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed on justiciabilit...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Agriculture Department Employees Sue Secretary Alleging Establishment Clause Violations

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Seven employees of the Department of Agriculture and a federal employees' union filed suit yesterday against the Department and Agricult...
Friday, May 01, 2026

Court Orders Action to Protect Reputation of Party Sanctioned by Rabbinical Court

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In   In re Bain v. Strulovitch , (Westchester Cty. NY Sup. Ct., April 29, 2026), a New York state trial court found itself in the middle of ...