Showing posts with label Establishment Clause. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Establishment Clause. Show all posts
Thursday, November 06, 2025

Religious College Challenges Exclusion from Chicago's Student Teacher Program

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Suit was filed this week in an Illinois federal district court by the Moody Bible Institute challenging the Chicago Board of Education with ...
Friday, October 17, 2025

Placing Patron Saint Statues on City Safety Building Is Enjoined

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In Fitzmaurice v. City of Quincy ,  (MA Super. Ct., Oct. 14, 2025), a Massachusetts state trial court issued a preliminary injunction barrin...
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Court Dismisses Religious Challenges to Trump's Executive Order on Portraying American History

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In Jeanpierre v. Trump ,  (D UT, Oct. 14, 2025), a Utah federal magistrate judge dismissed a suit challenging on RFRA, free exercise and Est...

Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Claim Rutgers Engaged in Anti-Hindu Discrimination

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In Bagal v. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey ,  (D NJ, Oct. 14, 2025), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed for lack of ...
Thursday, October 09, 2025

5th Circuit Grants En Banc Review of Louisiana 10 Commandments Law

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On Oct. 6, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals granted en banc  review in Roake v. Brumley, ( Full text of court's Order .) In the cas...
Monday, October 06, 2025

Taxpayer With Religious Objections to U.S. Funding of Israel's Military Operations Lacks Standing to Sue

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In Kikkert v. Trump ,  (WD WA, Oct. 1, 2025), plaintiff, an army veteran and federal taxpayer, sued the President and various members of Con...
Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Teacher Loses Challenge to School's "Controversial Issues" Policy

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In Cahall v. New Richmond Exempted Village School District Board of Education ,  (SD OH, Sept. 29, 2025), an Ohio federal district court dis...
Friday, September 26, 2025

Canceling Church's Sunday Lease on School Gym Violated 1st Amendment

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 In Truth Family Bible Church Middleton v. Idaho Housing and Finance Association , (D ID, Sept. 22, 2025), an Idaho federal district court h...
Monday, September 22, 2025

Another Suit Challenges Texas' Law Requiring 10 Commandments in Classrooms

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On August 20 a Texas federal district court issued a preliminary injunction barring 11 Texas school districts from complying with Texas SB 1...
Friday, September 19, 2025

Organization Ordaining Ministers Online Loses Challenge to Tennessee Officials

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Tennessee law provides that persons who receive ordination online may not solemnize marriages in the state. In American Marriage Ministries ...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Hawaii Supreme Court Interprets State Constitution's Establishment Clause

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In Hilo Bay Marina, LLC v. State of Hawai'i , (HI Sup. Ct., Sept. 12, 2025), the Hawaii Supreme Court held that the Hawaii state constit...
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

School Rules on Non-gendered Pronouns Do Not Violate Free Exercise or Free Speech Rights

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In Hyland v. State Board of Education , (NJ App., Sept. 9, 2025), a New Jersey state appellate court rejected a 1st and 14th Amendment chall...
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

LA Sued Over Its handling of Permit Application for Christian Revival Event

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Suit was filed last week in a California federal district court by leaders of May Day USA, a nationwide Christian revival event, contending ...
Thursday, August 21, 2025

Court Enjoins Compliance with Texas Law Requiring Posting of 10 Commandments in Classrooms

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In Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District ,  (WD TX, Aug. 20, 2025), a Texas federal district court in an unusual 55-page opini...
Monday, August 18, 2025

9th Circuit Rejects Christian Day Care's Challenge to Licensing Requirement

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In Foothills Christian Ministries v. Johnson ,  (9th Cir., Aug. 14, 2025), Foothills, a Christian day care center, challenged a California l...
Wednesday, August 06, 2025

Court Enjoins Compliance with Arkansas Law Requiring Posting of 10 Commandments in All Classrooms

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Earlier this year, Arkansas enacted Act 573 requiring display of the Ten Commandments in public school and college classrooms. In Stinson v...
Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Challenge To California's Investigation of Caste Discrimination Dismissed on Procedural Grounds

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In Hindu American Foundation, Inc. v. Kish , (ED CA, July 18, 2025), a California federal district court dismissed on various procedural gro...
Friday, July 18, 2025

Ban On Pride Flag on City Poles Does Not Violate Establishment Clause

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 In Gordon v. City of Hamtramck ,  (ED MI, July 14, 2025), a Michigan federal district court held that a ban on religious, ethnic, racial, p...
Thursday, July 03, 2025

Another Suit Challenges Texas Law Mandating 10 Commandments in Every Classroom

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Suit was filed yesterday in a Texas federal district court challenging the constitutionality of Senate Bill 10 which requires a copy of the ...
Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Suit Challenges Texas Requirement for 10 Commandments in Classrooms

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Suit was filed last week in a Texas federal district court challenging the constitutionality of a recently enacted Texas law that requires t...