Showing posts with label Free speech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Free speech. Show all posts
Friday, June 05, 2026

Muslim High Schoolers Sue After Being Disciplined for Instagram Video

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Suit was filed yesterday in a Virginia federal district court against Fairfax County schools by four Muslim students who were disciplined be...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

Title VI Does Not Bar Religious Discrimination

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In Storms v. Carcieri , (D NJ, May 26, 2026), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed a suit which challenged a requirement by the Som...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Kars4Kids Violated False Advertising and Unfair Competition Laws by Not Disclosing Its Religious Ties

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In Puterbaugh v. Kars4Kids, LLC ,  (CA Super. Ct., May 8, 2026), a California state trial court held that Kars4Kids violated California'...
Monday, May 18, 2026

Certiorari Denied In Christian Day Care's Challenge to California's Licensing Requirements

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The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in  Foothills Ministries v. Johnson,  (Docket No. 25-802,  certiorari  denied 5/18/2026) ( Order ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Noise Ordinance Arrest Did Not Violate First Amendment or State RFRA

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In Acevedo v. Zatora , (ND IL, May 11, 2026), an Illinois federal district court dismissed plaintiff's claims that police officers viola...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

Released-Time Provider Sues School District After Termination For Facebook Posting

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Suit was filed last week in a Georgia federal district court by a Christian ministry-- Sweet Onion Christian Learning Center-- that has offe...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Supreme Court: Pregnancy Resource Center Has Standing to Challenge Subpoena for Donor Records

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The Supreme Court today in First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport ,  (Sup. Ct., April 29, 2026), held that First Choic...

British Court Reverses Conviction of Christian for Sending Offensive Anti- Abortion Emails

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In The King v. Skinner , (Crown Ct., April 24, 2026), a British Crown Court set aside a Magistrate Court's conviction under the Communic...
Monday, April 27, 2026

Released-Time Provider Must Get Equal Treatment with Secular Organizations

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 In LifeWise, Inc. v. Everett Public School District , (WD WA, April 24, 2026), LifeWise, an organization that provides off-premise released...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

1st Amendment Challenges to State's Foster Care Licensing Policy Move Ahead

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In DeGross v. Hunter ,  (WD WA, April 22, 2026), a Washington federal district court refused to dismiss free speech and free exercise claims...
Monday, April 20, 2026

Supreme Court Grants Review on When Religious Schools Can Be Excluded from General State Programs

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The U.S. Supreme Court this morning granted certiorari  in St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton v. Roy,  (Docket No. 25-581, cert.  granted...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Catholic Hospice Sues Over NY Standards for Care of Transgender Patients

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Last week, Dominican Sisters who operate a home that provides palliative care for indigent, terminally ill cancer patients filed suit in a N...
Saturday, April 04, 2026

Noise Ordinance Is Constitutional as Applied to Anti-Abortion Sidewalk Advocacy

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In Knotts v. City of Cuyahoga Falls . (ND OH, March 31, 2026), an Ohio federal district court upheld the application of a noise ordinance to...
Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most Applications of Conversion Therapy Ban

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In Chiles v. Salazar ,  (Sup.Ct., March 31, 2026), the U.S. Supreme Court in an 8-1 decision struck down most applications of Colorado's...
Monday, March 23, 2026

Detroit Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Ordinance Challenged

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Suit was filed last week in a Michigan federal district court challenging a Detroit ordinance that bans picketing within 15-feet of abortion...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Supreme Court Says Street Preacher May Challenge Limit on Demonstrations Despite His Prior Conviction

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In Oliver v. City of Brandon, Mississippi ,  (Sup. Ct., March 20, 2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a street preacher may move ahead w...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

5th Circuit: Principal Lacks Qualified Immunity for Barring Teachers' Praying in View of Students

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In Barber v. Rounds ,  (5th Cir., March 9,2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that Texas high school principal Bryan Rounds do...

Suit Challenges Library's Policy on Use of Meeting Room

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Suit was filed this week in an Alabama federal district court by Eagle Forum, a Christian community educational organization, challenging th...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

County Employee Sues Over Denial of Religious Accommodation So He Could Avoid Celebrating Pride Month

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Suit was filed yesterday in a California federal district court by an employee of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works alleging...
Friday, March 06, 2026

Florida Governor's Order Declaring CAIR a Foreign Terrorist Organization Is Held Unconstitutional

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As  previously reported , last December Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an Executive Order declaring CAIR to be a foreign terrorist org...