Showing posts with label Military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Military. Show all posts
Thursday, December 11, 2025

Religious Liberty Commission Hears Testimony on Religious Liberty in the Military

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Yesterday, the federal Religious Liberty Commission held a hearing on Religious Liberty in the Military. The Announcement of the hearing sa...
Monday, October 06, 2025

Taxpayer With Religious Objections to U.S. Funding of Israel's Military Operations Lacks Standing to Sue

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In Kikkert v. Trump ,  (WD WA, Oct. 1, 2025), plaintiff, an army veteran and federal taxpayer, sued the President and various members of Con...
Wednesday, May 07, 2025

Supreme Court Allows Ban on Transgender Individuals Serving in Military to Remain in Effect While Appeals Move Forward

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In United States v. Shilling ,  (Sup. Ct., May 6, 2025), the U.S. Supreme Court by a vote of 6-3 granted a stay while appeals to the 9th Cir...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Court Enjoins Implementation of Ban on Transgender Individuals Serving in the Military

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In Talbott v. United States , (D DC, March 18, 2025), the United States federal district court for the District of Columbia issued a prelimi...
Tuesday, February 04, 2025

Military Ends Travel Reimbursements to Service Members and Dependents for Out-of-State Abortions

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In a January 29 Memorandum ( full text ), the Department of Defense removed the section of the military's Joint Travel Regulations that ...
Thursday, January 30, 2025

Executive Order Encourages School Choice

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Yesterday, President Trump issued an Executive Order ( full text ) titled Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families.  The E...
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Executive Orders Call for Military Reinstatement of Vaccine Objectors, Military Exclusion of Transgender Individuals

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Yesterday, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under the Military's Covid-19 Vaccina...
Sunday, January 19, 2025

National Guard Officer Sues After Dismissal for His Religion-Based Anti-LGBTQ Views

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Suit was filed last week in an Idaho federal district court by an Idaho National Guard officer who was removed from a command position that ...
Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Israel's Supreme Court Orders Drafting of Haredi Men

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Yesterday, Israel's Supreme Court in a controversial ruling ordered the government to end draft deferments that have been given to ultra...
Monday, May 27, 2024

President Issues Memorial Day Prayer for Peace Proclamation

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Today is Memorial Day. Last week, President Biden issued his Memorial Day 2024 Proclamation, titled A Proclamation on Prayer for Peace ( fu...
Thursday, February 01, 2024

National Guard General Seeks $1.6M Damages for Antisemitic Harassment and Termination

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A suit charging antisemitic discrimination was filed last week in a California state trial court by a retired Brigadier General in the Air N...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Army Appeals Court: Poisoning Through Vodou Not Protected by Free Exercise Clause or RFRA

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In United States v. Lindor ,  (ACCA, June 14, 2023), the Army Court of Criminal Appeals rejected appellant's claim that his murder sente...
Monday, May 29, 2023

Memorial Day Proclamation Issued by President Biden

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Congress has designated the last Monday in May as Memorial Day. President Biden last week issued A Proclamation on Prayer For Peace, Memori...
Saturday, April 01, 2023

Maker of Religious-Themed Military Dog Tags Can Move Ahead with 1st Amendment Claims Against DoD

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In Shields of Strength v. U.S. Department of Defense ,  (ED TX, March 31, 2023), a Texas federal district court allowed a company that manuf...
Saturday, February 18, 2023

Military Will Provide Travel Allowances for Service Members Who Need to Travel to Obtain Abortions

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In a press release issued on Feb. 16, the Department of Defense announced that it has issued policy memoranda (full texts 1 , 2 , 3 ) that ...
Friday, December 23, 2022

Army Enjoined from Disciplining Plaintiffs Who Refuse COVID Vaccine on Religious Grounds

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A Texas federal district court this week issued a preliminary injunction preventing the military from taking disciplinary action against ten...
Monday, May 30, 2022

President's Memorial Day Proclamation

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Today is Memorial Day. Last week, President Biden issued a Proclamation titled Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day 2022 ( full text ) which reads...
Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Marine With Religious Objections To COVID Vaccine Is Denied Preliminary Injunction

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In Short v. Berger , (D AZ, April 22, 2022), an Arizona federal district court refused to grant a preliminary injunction to a Marine Corps m...
Friday, March 04, 2022

Stay Of Injunction Denied In Suit Over Religious Exemptions From Military's Vaccine Mandate

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In Navy Seal 1 v. Austin ,  (MD FL, March 2, 2022), a Florida federal district court refused to stay, pending appeal, an injunction that had...
Thursday, February 24, 2022

Settlement Reached In Dispute Over VA Hospital's Display Of Bible

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AP reports that the parties have reached an agreement leading to a New Hampshire federal district court's dismissal of a suit against t...