Showing posts with label Free exercise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Free exercise. Show all posts
Friday, September 12, 2025

9th Circuit Upholds Requirement to Use Only Secular Curricular Materials in Charter School Home Instruction Programs

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In Woodlard v. Thurmond ,  (9th Cir., Sept. 11, 2025), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected First Amendment challenges to Californ...
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...
Monday, September 08, 2025

11th Circuit: Government Can Insist on Secular Presenters in Intervention Program for Domestic Abusers

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In Nussbaumer v. Secretary, Florida Department of Children and Families ,  (11th Cir., Sept. 4, 2025), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeal...
Friday, September 05, 2025

6th Circuit: Transgender Bathroom Rule Did Not Violate Objecting Parents' or Students' Free Exercise Rights

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In Jane and John Doe No. 1 v. Bethel Local School District Board of Education ,  (6th Cir., Aug. 26, 2025), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Ap...
Thursday, September 04, 2025

Christian Families Challenge Foster Care Rules on Support of Transgender Children

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Two families, asserting Christian religious beliefs, filed suit yesterday in a Massachusetts federal district court challenging on 1st and 1...
Wednesday, September 03, 2025

Members of Healthcare Sharing Ministry Have Standing to Challenge Insurance Regulator

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In  Gospel Light Mennonite Church Medical Aid Plan v. New Mexico Office of the Superintendent of Insurance , (D NM, Aug. 25, 2025), a New Me...
Friday, August 29, 2025

Pharmacists Sue for Religious Accommodation to Avoid Dispensing Gender-Affirming Drugs

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Two Walgreens pharmacists filed suit last week in a Minnesota federal district court challenging the drug chain's refusal to accommodate...

Supreme Court Review Sought by California Baker

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A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed this week in Miller v. Civil Rights Division,  (Sup. Ct., certiorari filed 8/26/2025) . ...
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 ...
Monday, August 25, 2025

Ban on Faith Statements by Colleges Participating in Program for High Schoolers Violates Free Exercise Clause

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Loe v. Jett ,  (D MN, Aug. 22, 2025), is a challenge to a 2023 Amendment to Minnesota's Post Secondary Education Option (PSEO) statute. ...
Friday, August 22, 2025

School Counselor's Office Display of Anti-Trans Books Is Permissible Only When No Students Are in His Office

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In Theis v. Intermountain Education Service Board of Directors ,  (D ORA, Aug. 20, 2025), a social worker employed by the district to admini...
Tuesday, August 19, 2025

9th Circuit: Oregon Religious Non-Discrimination Rule for Grantees Is Mostly Valid

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 In Youth 71Five Ministries v. Willliams ,  (9th Cir., Aug. 18, 2025), a Christian youth program sued after the Oregon Department of Educati...
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...
Friday, August 15, 2025

5th Circuit Allows San Antonio Park Development To Move Ahead Over Religious Objections of Lipan-Apache

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In Perez v. City of San Antonio ,  (5th Cir., Aug. 13, 2025), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision affirmed a trial court...
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Denial of State Reimbursement for Religious Home School Material Does Not Violate 1st Amendment

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In Trakel v. Critchfield ,  (D ID, Aug. 6, 202), an Idaho federal district court rejected parents' claim that they are entitled to reimb...
Wednesday, August 06, 2025

Prosecution of Religious Leader for Psilocybin Use Is Enjoined

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In Jensen v. Utah County , (D UT, Aug. 4, 2025), a Utah federal district court enjoined Utah County from continuing its prosecution of plain...

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...
Tuesday, August 05, 2025

European Court Says Russia Violated Religious Rights in Its War with Ukraine

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In Ukraine and Netherlands v. Russia , (ECHR,   July 9, 2025), the European Court of Human Rights in a 1652 paragraph Grand Chamber opinion ...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Office of Personnel Management Says Federal Employee Religious Speech In Workplace Is Protected

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Yesterday, the federal Office of Personnel Management issued a Memo ( full text ) to heads of federal departments and agencies on  Protectin...
Friday, July 25, 2025

RFRA and Free Exercise Clause Apply to Corporate Entities Exercising Religion

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In United States v. Safehouse ,  (3d Cir., July 24, 2025), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Religious Freedom Restoration...