Showing posts with label Georgia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Georgia. Show all posts
Sunday, April 06, 2025

Georgia Legislature Passes Religious Freedom Bill

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On April 3, the Georgia legislature gave final passage to SB36, the Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act ( full text ). The Act requir...
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Justice Department Sues Georgia City for Violating RLUIPA

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On Monday, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit in a Georgia federal district court against the city of Brunswick, Georgia, alleging that ...
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Religious College Sues Georgia Seeking Inclusion in State Grant and Scholarship Programs

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Yesterday suit was filed in a Georgia federal district court challenging the constitutionality of excluding Luther Rice College and Seminary...
Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates 6-Week Abortion Ban While Appeal Is Heard

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Yesterday in State of Georgia v. Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective ,  (GA Sup. Ct., Oct. 7, 2024), the Georgia Supre...
Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Georgia's 6-Week Abortion Ban Declared Unconstitutional

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In Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective v. State of Georgia ,  (GA Super. Ct., Sept. 30, 2024), a Georgia state trial c...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024

11th Circuit Enjoins New Title IX Rules in 4 States, Pending Appeal

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 In State of Alabama v. U.S. Secretary of Education ,  (11th Cir., Aug. 22, 2024), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision...
Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Georgia Supreme Court: 2019 Heartbeat Abortion Ban Was Not Void Ab Initio

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In State of Georgia v. SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective , (GA Sup. Ct., Oct. 24, 2023), the Georgia Supreme Court r...
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Court Preliminarily Enjoins Georgia's Ban on Hormone Therapy for Transgender Minors

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In Koe v. Noggle ,  (ND GA, Aug. 20, 2023), a Georgia federal district court issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of Georgia...
Wednesday, July 05, 2023

Suit Challenges Georgia Ban on Treatment of Minors for Gender Dysphoria

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Suit was filed last week in a Georgia federal district court challenging the constitutionality of Georgia Senate Bill 140  which prohibits i...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

185 Methodist Churches in Georgia Sue Parent Body Seeking Disaffiliation

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 At the end of last month, 185 Methodist congregations in Georgia filed suit in a Georgia state trial court against their parent body and it...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Prosecutors' Council Releases Report on Past Child Sexual Abuse by Catholic Clergy In Georgia

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Last week, the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia released its Report of Child Sexual Abuse in the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Dioc...
Sunday, March 05, 2023

Fraud Claims Against Ministry May Not Proceed as Class Action

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In Carrier v. Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, Inc. ,  (ND GA, March 3, 2023), a Georgia federal district court held that claims for...
Friday, February 24, 2023

Christian Teacher Did Not Show That Her Removal Was Retaliation for Protected Speech or Beliefs

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In Barr v. Tucker   (SD GA, Feb. 21, 2023), a Georgia federal district court denied a preliminary injunction to plaintiff whose position as ...
Sunday, December 18, 2022

EEOC Sues Over Refusal To Accommodate Religious Objections To Flu Vaccine

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The EEOC announced on Friday that it has filed a Title VII religious discrimination lawsuit in a Georgia federal district court against Chil...
Friday, December 16, 2022

Suit Challenges Exclusion of Gender Transition Care From Health Insurance Policies

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Suit was filed this week in a Georgia federal district court challenging under Title VII and Title IX the exclusion from certain state of Ge...
Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Georgia Supreme Court Reinstates Heartbeat Abortion Ban

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As previously reported , last week a Georgia state trial court held Georgia's heartbeat abortion ban unconstitutional and enjoined enfor...
Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Georgia's Heartbeat Abortion Ban Is Held Invalid

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In Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective v. State of Georgia ,  (GA Super. Ct., Nov. 15, 2022), a Georgia state trial co...
Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Court Gives Guidance On Assessing Whether Parents Had Sincerely Held Religious Belief Opposing Vaccination

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In In the Interest of C.C. ,  (GA Sup. Ct., Aug. 23, 2022), the Georgia Supreme Court gave guidance to a Juvenile Court on how to determine ...
Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Preliminary Relief Denied In Challenge To Georgia Anti-Abortion Law

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In Sistersong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective v. State of Georgia , (GA Super. Ct., Aug. 15, 2022), a Georgia state trial cou...
Thursday, August 04, 2022

Fetus Now A Deductible Dependent On Georgia Income Tax Return

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Georgia's Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act amends the definition of "natural person" in Georgia's statutes...