Showing posts with label Free exercise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Free exercise. Show all posts
Monday, October 26, 2026

No 1st Amendment Violation in Requiring Seller of Pre-Designed Wedding Outfit to Sell It for Same-Sex Wedding

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In In re New York State Division of Human Rights v. D. Auxilly NYC LLC ,  (NY App., Oct. 22, 2026), a New York state appellate court upheld ...
Wednesday, October 21, 2026

4th Circuit Refuses to Expand Exemptions from Anti-Discrimination Laws for Religious Employers

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In Doe v. Catholic Relief Services ,  (4th Cir., Oct. 16. 2026), the U.S.4th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision affirmed a Maryland ...
Friday, October 16, 2026

3rd Circuit: Chilling Effect of Unadopted Proposal Does Not Give Standing for Free Exercise or Establishment Clause Claim

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In Bagal v. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey ,  (3rd Cir., Oct. 14, 2026), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dis...
Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Evangelist Sues Over Exclusion of Leafleting at Neighborhood Christmas Festival

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Suit was filed earlier this month in an Arizona federal district court by a Christian evangelist challenging Tucson's decision in 2025 t...
Wednesday, October 07, 2026

Catholic Clergy Sue ICE Detention Center for Restricting Their Ability to Minister to Detainees

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 A suit was filed on Monday in a Missouri federal district court alleging that a detention center housing 150 immigration detainees is viola...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court: 1st Amendment Free Exercise Claim Requires "Burden", Not "Substantial Burden" On Religious Practice

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In   Alsyrawan v. Department of Human Services , (PA Sup. Ct., Oct. 5, 2026), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that to show a 1st Amendme...
Tuesday, October 06, 2026

Backers of Hasidic School May Move Ahead with Challenges to Zoning Denials

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Congregation Rabbinical Institute of Tartikov, Inc. v. Village of Pomona, NY , (SD NY, Sept.28, 2026), is the latest decision in a long-runn...
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 ...
Thursday, October 01, 2026

Requiring Foster Parents to Affirm Child's Religious Beliefs That They Reject Violates 1st Amendment

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In McIntire v. Senn ,  ((WD WA, Sept. 29, 2026), a Washington federal district court refused to require Washington's Department of Child...
Wednesday, September 30, 2026

9th Circuit Refuses En Banc Review of Decision Allowing Transfer of Apache Holy Area to Copper Mining Company

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In the long-running litigation over the transfer of 2500 acres of National Forest land that includes Apache ceremonial religious ground to R...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Court Rejects Religious Challenge to Nebraska's Ban on Midwives Attending Home Births

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In Tvrdy v. Hilgers ,  (D NE, Sept. 26, 2026), a Nebraska federal district court upheld a state law prohibiting certified nurse midwives (CN...
Monday, September 28, 2026

Ohio Pastor's Conviction for Fire Code Violations Reversed and Remanded

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In State of Ohio v. Avell ,  (OH App., Sept. 25, 2026), an Ohio state appellate court reversed the criminal conviction of Christopher Avell,...
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...
Thursday, September 24, 2026

Dispute Over Access to A Rabbinical Court Lands on Supreme Court's Shadow Docket

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Last week, an Emergency Application ( full text ) was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking a stay pending appellate review in Strulovic...

Homeschooling Parent Sues Over Discrimination Against Religious Homeschooling Materials

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Oregon's Hillsboro School District has a Homeschooling Partnership program that, among other things, reimburses homeschooling parents fo...
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...
Thursday, September 17, 2026

Today Is Constitution Day

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Today is Constitution Day, the 239th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. President Trump yesterday issued a Proclamation ( ...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Christian Doctors Challenge Colorado's Anti-Discrimination Law

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Suit was filed last week in a Colorado federal district court contending that the 1st and 14th Amendment rights of Christian doctors are bei...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026

9th Circuit: Church Loses Challenge to Washington's Abortion Coverage Mandate

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In Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland, Washington v. Kuderer , (9th Cir., Sept. 14, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-...