Showing posts with label Free exercise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Free exercise. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Florida Church Seeks Stay of Trial Court's Injunction Barring Use of Its Strip Mall Unit for Religious Services

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Yesterday, a Florida church filed an emergency motion with a Florida state trial court asking it to stay a temporary injunction that it issu...
Sunday, January 18, 2026

2025 Religious Freedom Index Released

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Last Friday, Becket released the 7th edition of its Religious Freedom Index reflecting a poll of 1002 respondents surveyed between Sept. 29 ...
Friday, January 09, 2026

Ukrainian Catholic Church Sues Over Zoning Restrictions

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Suit was filed this week in a Pennsylvania federal district court by a Ukrainian Catholic Church alleging that a Pennsylvania Township viola...
Thursday, January 08, 2026

Street Preachers' Challenges to Noise Ordinance Fail

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 In Cabral v. City of Fort Myers, Florida ,  (MD FL, Jan. 6,2026), a Florida federal district court dismissed a First Amendment challenge to...
Tuesday, January 06, 2026

Cert. Filed In Case Challenging Religious Non-Discrimination Rule for State Grant Program

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 A petition for certiorari ( full text ) was filed yesterday with the Supreme Court in Youth 71FiveMinistries v. Williams, (Sup. Ct., certi...
Friday, January 02, 2026

Catholic Church Sues Over Historic Preservation Designation

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 A Catholic church has filed suit in an Indiana federal district court charging that actions of the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commi...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Lower Court Applies Supreme Court's Classroom Religious Opt-Out Decision

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In Alan L. v. Lexington Public Schools , (D MA, Dec. 30, 2025), a Massachusetts federal district court, relying on the Supreme Court's r...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

California Policy Barring School's Disclosure of Student's Change in Gender Expression Is Unconstitutional

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In Mirabelli v. Olson ,  (SD CA, Dec. 22, 2025), a California federal district court held unconstitutional the policy of California school b...
Monday, December 22, 2025

5th Circuit 10-7 Denies En Banc Review in Case of Leafleting by Christian Vegetarian Advocate

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By a 10-7 vote, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition for an en banc  rehearing in Hershey v. City of Bossier City ,  (5th...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

2nd Circuit Upholds Prison's Restriction of Inmate's Access to Smudging Ritual

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In Baltas v Jones , (2d Cir., Dec. 15, 2025), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a prisoner's free exercise c...
Thursday, December 11, 2025

7th Circuit: Plaintiff Must Allege More Than Conclusory Statements of Religious Belief to Get Religious Exemption

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In Troogstad v. City of Chicago , (7th Cir., Dec. 9, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of free exercise clai...
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Suit Challenges High School's Ban on Religious and Political Messages on Its Spirit Rock

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A suit was filed this week in a North Carolina federal district court by a high school student whose patriotic and religious tribute to the ...
Tuesday, December 09, 2025

Supreme Court Remands Amish Parents' Challenge to Ending of Religious Exemptions from Vaccinations

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court in Miller v. McDonald,  (Docket No. 25-133, Dec. 8, 2025) ( Order List ), granted certiorari , vacated the...
Friday, December 05, 2025

Camping Ordinance Does Not Violate Free Exercise Rights of Homeless Resident

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In Hebbe v. City of Folsom , (ED CA, Dec. 3, 2025), plaintiff who is an unhoused resident of Folsom, California, challenges on numerous grou...

7th Circuit: Chicago's Reporting Requirement for Employees During Covid Pandemic Were Constitutional

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In Kondilis v. City of Chicago , (7th Cir., Dec. 2, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by City of Chicago employee...
Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Class Action Filed Challenging Texas Law Requiring 10 Commandments in All Classrooms

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 A class action lawsuit was filed yesterday in a Texas federal district court challenging the recently enacted Texas statute that requires t...
Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Prison Chaplain Sues for Wrongful Termination

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Suit was filed last week in a Florida federal district court by a Christian pastor who was terminated from his position as Senior Pastor at ...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

"In God We Trust" On Currency Does Not Burden Jewish Plaintiff's Religious Exercise

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 In Clayman v. Bessant ,  (SD FL, Nov. 24, 2025), a Florida federal district court rejected plaintiff's RFRA, Free Exercise, Establishme...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

10th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on Colorado's Regulation of Health Care Sharing Ministries

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On Nov. 20, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries v. Conway,  ( Audio of...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

New Test Case on State-Funded Religious Charter Schools Is Being Assembled

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 As previously reported , earlier this year the U.S. Supreme Court split 4-4 on the question of whether the 1st Amendment allows Oklahoma to...