Showing posts with label Nebraska. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nebraska. Show all posts
Monday, September 16, 2024

Nebraska Supreme Court Approves Competing Initiative Measures on Abortion

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Last Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court rejected challenges to two competing state constitutional amendments relating to abortion. In State ...
Wednesday, September 04, 2024

Suit Challenges Nebraska Abortion Rights Ballot Proposal

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On August 23, the Nebraska Secretary of State certified two competing abortion related petitions for inclusion on the November ballot-- the ...
Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Nebraska Governor Says State Will Not Comply with New Title IX Rules On Gender Identity Discrimination

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As previously reported , last month the U.S. Department of Education promulgated new rules under Title IX on sex discrimination by education...
Friday, October 06, 2023

School District Settles Suit by Native Americans Over Cutting of Students' Hair

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A consent decree ( full text ) was entered this week in Johnson v. Cody-Kilgore Unified School District,  (D NE, Oct. 4, 2023). In the case,...
Friday, February 21, 2020

DOJ Sues Nebraska Village For Refusing Building Permits To Church

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The Justice Department announced yesterday that it has filed suit in a Nebraska federal district court against the village of Walthill, Neb...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

January 16 Is Religious Freedom Day

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January 16 is Religious Freedom Day -- celebrating the anniversary of the passage in 1786 of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom . Eac...
Wednesday, December 27, 2017

8th Circuit Rejects Trooper's Challenge to Required Ride-Along With Chaplain

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In Steckelberg v. Rice ,  (8th Cir., Dec. 26, 2017), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's dismissal  of a...
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

8th Circuit: OK To Ban Religious Leafleting On Plaza of Sports Arena

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In Ball v. City of Lincoln, Nebraska ,  (8th Cir., Aug. 29, 2017), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the city did not infringe...
Tuesday, August 15, 2017

8th Circuit Upholds Nebraska's Funeral Picketing Law

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In Phelps-Roper v. Ricketts ,  (8th Cir., Aug. 11, 2017), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Nebraska's Funeral Picketing Law ...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Kentucky, Nebraska Enacts New Protections For Religion In Schools

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Two states this month have enacted legislation aimed at enhancing free exercise rights in the public school context. In Kentucky, on March 1...
Monday, June 27, 2016

Religious Tracts Cannot Be Distributed On Arena Plaza

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In Ball v. City of Lincoln, Nebraska ,  (D NE, June 23, 2016), a Nebraska federal district court dismissed an attempt to enjoin authorities ...
Monday, April 04, 2016

Business Owner Unsuccessful In Suing Churches That Opposed New Strip Club

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In Harrington v. Hall County Board of Supervisors , (D NE, March 31, 2016), a Nebraska federal district court dismissed a number of claims b...
Monday, February 29, 2016

Justice Department Investigating Mosque Zoning Dispute In Nebraska

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According to yesterday's Omaha World-Herald , the U.S. Justice Department is investigating complaints by leaders of a mosque in Lexingto...
Thursday, February 11, 2016

City Sues Mosque Over Renovation and Expansion Plans

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AP reports that the city of Lexington, Nebraska has sued a mosque to keep it from renovating and expanding its downtown property.  The Isla...
Thursday, March 05, 2015

District Court Invalidates Nebraska Bans on Same-Sex Marriages

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In Waters v. Ricketts ,  (D NE, March 2, 2015), a Nebraska federal district court issued a preliminary injunction, effective March 9, prohib...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

New Lawsuit Challenges Nebraska's Ban On Same-Sex Marriage

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A lawsuit was filed yesterday in federal district court in Nebraska by 7 couples challenging the constitutionality of Art. I, Sec. 29 of Ne...