Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Child Abuse Claim Against Archdiocese Moves Ahead

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In Doe XXV v. Archdiocese of New York , (NY Sup.Ct. NY Cty., Jan. 21, 2026), a New York state trial court denied a motion to dismiss a suit ...
Thursday, January 08, 2026

Divorce Action Should Be Dismissed Because Couple Were Never Validly Married in the Coptic Church

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In Funti v. Andrews ,  (NY App., Jan. 6, 2026), a New York state appellate court held that a divorce action should be dismissed because the ...

Magistrate Says Claims Against School for Ignoring Antisemitism Should Not Be Dismissed

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In  In re Claims of Avi Polischuk as Parent of D.P. v. Massapequa Union Free School District ,  (ED NY, Jan. 5, 2026), a New York federal ma...
Friday, December 26, 2025

Bishop Held Personally Liable for Failure of Catholic Hospital's Pension Plan

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The Pillar  this week reported on an interesting jury award in litigation over the failure of a Catholic hospital's pension plan.  The r...
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Ministerial Exception Does Not Apply to Hostile Work Environment Claims Where Religious Doctrine Is Not Implicated

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In Boliak v. Reilly , (NY App., Dec. 18, 2025), three employees of a Catholic high school brought hostile work environment claims alleging t...
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Firing of Synagogue Religious Teacher for Anti-Israel Blog Post Is Upheld By NY's Top Court

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In Sander v. Westchester Reform Temple ,  (NY Ct. App., Dec. 16, 2025), the New York Court of Appeals (New York's highest court) affirme...
Tuesday, December 02, 2025

2nd Circuit: Information About Abortion Pill Reversal Is Protected Speech

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In National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. James ,  (2d Cir., Dec. 1, 2025), the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a di...
Tuesday, November 04, 2025

Village's Zoning Law for Places of Worship Is Unconstitutional

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In Lubavitch of Old Westbury, Inc. v. Incorporated Village of Old Westbury, New York ,   (ED NY, Oct. 30, 2025), a New York federal district...
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Title VII Suit Alleges Failure to Accommodate Religious Refusal to Work Alone with a Woman

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Suit was filed last week in a New York federal district court by an HVAC technician who alleges that his firing violated Title VII and the N...
Monday, June 16, 2025

Supreme Court GVR's Battle Over Health Insurance Abortion Coverage

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In Roman Catholic Diocese v. Harris , (Sup. Ct., June 16, 2025), the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari, vacated the judgment of New York...
Friday, May 23, 2025

Wedding Photographer Gets Temporary Injunction Excusing Her from Photographing Same-Sex Engagements and Weddings

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In Carpenter v. James ,  (WD NY, May 22, 2025), a New York federal district court granted a preliminary injunction to a wedding photographer...
Friday, April 25, 2025

Muslim Woman Sues Over Violation of Her Religious Rights in Jail

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The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations yesterday announced the filing of a federal lawsuit by a Muslim woman who...
Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine Requires Dismissal of Sex Discrimination Claim by Pastor Applicant

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In Turman v. Abyssinian Baptist Church , (SD NY, March 31, 2025), a New York federal district court held that the ministerial exception doct...
Friday, March 28, 2025

New York County Clerk Refuses to File Texas Default Judgment Against Doctor Who Sent Abortion Pills to Texas Woman

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New York state's Shield Law ( EXECUTIVE 837-x ) provides in part: No state or local government employee ... shall cooperate with ... any...
Friday, March 21, 2025

School's Gender Support Policy Did Not Violate Parent's Free Exercise or Due Process Rights

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In  Vitsaxaki v. Skaneateles Central School District , (ND NY, March 20, 2025), a New York federal district court rejected free exercise and...
Tuesday, March 04, 2025

2nd Circuit Rejects Amish Challenge to Removal of Religious Exemption from School Vaccine Requirements

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In Miller v. McDonald ,  (2d Cir., March 3, 2025), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that New York state's removal of a religio...
Friday, February 07, 2025

Title VI Does Not Cover Protected Speech, But Antisemitic Actions at Cooper Union Went Beyond Speech

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In Gartenberg v. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art , (SD NY, Feb. 5, 2025), a New York federal district court held tha...
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...
Tuesday, January 07, 2025

Suit Challenges Museum's Diversity Policy as Violative of Employee's Religious Beliefs

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Suit was filed last week in a New York federal district court by an employee of the Genesee Country Museum who was fired from her managerial...
Friday, January 03, 2025

Ban on Firing Employee Because of Reproductive Health Decision May Violate Religious Employer's Expressive Association Rights

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In CompassCare v. Hochul ,  (2nd Cir., Jan. 2, 2025), anti-abortion pregnancy centers and a Baptist Church challenge a New York statute whic...