Showing posts with label Louisiana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Louisiana. Show all posts
Thursday, September 10, 2026

5th Circuit Hears Arguments on Ending Mailing of Mifepristone While Litigation Over FDA Rule Moves Forward

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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday heard oral arguments in State of Louisiana v. FDA,  (5th Cir., argued 9/9/2026) ( audio of f...
Friday, July 10, 2026

Suit Seeks Accommodation for Christian Library Employee Who Objects To Using Co-Workers' Preferred Names and Pronouns

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Suit was filed yesterday in a Louisiana federal district court by a Library Technician who was fired for refusing to comply with the library...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Supreme Court: Damages Under RLUIPA Not Available Against Prison Guards

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In Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety ,  (Sup. Ct., June 23, 2026), the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision he...
Friday, June 19, 2026

Cert. Petition Filed Challenging Grant of Qualified Immunity In 1st Amendment Case

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A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed with the U.S Supreme Court last week seeking review of the 5th Circuit's decision in ...
Monday, May 04, 2026

Supreme Court Grants 1-Week Administrative Stay of 5th Circuit's Abortion Drug Decision

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito this morning granted an administrative stay until 5:00 PM on May 11th in Danco Laboratories, L.L.C. ...
Sunday, May 03, 2026

Mifepristone Makers Ask Supreme Court to Stay 5th Circuit's Ruling Ending Mail-Order Delivery of Abortion Drug

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As previously reported , last Friday the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay pending appeal of the FDA's 2023 ruling that r...
Friday, May 01, 2026

5th Circuit Stays FDA Ruling That Allows Mail Order Delivery of Mifepristone

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In State of Louisiana v. Food and Drug Administration ,  (5th Cir., May 1, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay pendi...
Friday, April 24, 2026

Challenge To Louisiana's Required Classroom Posting of 10 Commandments Dismissed on Ripeness Grounds

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In Dier v. Landry ,  (ED LA, April 22, 2026), a Louisiana federal district court dismissed on ripeness grounds a school teacher's challe...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

5th Circuit En Banc: Challenge to Louisiana Classroom 10 Commandments Mandate Is Not Ripe

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In Roake v. Brumley , (5th Cir., Feb. 20, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc  by a vote of 11-7 vacated on jurisdi...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

RLUIPA Claim for Polluting Burial Sites of Enslaved Ancestors May Move Ahead

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In Inclusive Louisiana v. St. James Parish , (ED LA, Feb. 9, 2026), a Louisiana federal district court refused to dismiss claims against St....
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

5th Circuit En Banc Hears Challenges To 2 States' Laws Requiring Posting of 10 Commandments in Classrooms

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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, sitting en banc,  heard oral arguments in two cases raising the question of the constitutio...
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...
Friday, December 12, 2025

Ministerial Exception Bars Former Priest's Title VII Claims

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In Obienu v. Archdiocese of New Orleans ,  (ED LA, Dec. 11, 2025), a Louisiana federal district court held that a former priest's Title ...
Thursday, October 09, 2025

5th Circuit Grants En Banc Review of Louisiana 10 Commandments Law

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On Oct. 6, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals granted en banc  review in Roake v. Brumley, ( Full text of court's Order .) In the cas...
Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Splintered 5th Circuit Says Suit Against City for Failing to Train Police on 1st Amendment Rights Can Move Ahead

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 In Hershey v. City of Bossier City ,  (5th Cir., Oct. 7, 2025), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in a splintered decision reversed a L...
Thursday, March 27, 2025

5th Circuit: Prison's Punishment for Inmate's Religious Observance Can Violate RLUIPA

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In Johnson v. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Office ,  (5th Cir., March 25, 2025), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded to ...
Thursday, March 20, 2025

Supreme Court Denies Execution Stay to Buddhist Who Says His RLUIPA Rights Will Be Violated

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 In a 5-4 decision in Hoffman v. Westcott ,  (Sup. Ct., March 18, 2025), the U.S. Supreme Court refused to grant a stay of execution to a Bu...
Monday, February 03, 2025

Louisiana Grand Jury Indicts NY Doctor For Sending Abortion Medication to Purchaser in Lousiana

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Louisiana Illuminator reports that last Friday a Baton Rouge, Louisiana grand jury indicted a New York doctor and her New York clinic for s...
Friday, January 24, 2025

5th Circuit Hears Arguments on Louisiana Requirement for Classroom Posting of Ten Commandments

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Yesterday, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in  Roake v. Brumley . ( Audio of full oral arguments .) In the case, ...
Monday, January 06, 2025

Louisiana AG Issues Guidance to Schools on Posting the Ten Commandments in Classrooms

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Last week, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued Guidance ( full text ) to public schools on implementing the state's new Ten C...