Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
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...
Thursday, December 05, 2024

Ministerial Exception Is Affirmative Defense, Not Jurisdictional Bar

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In  Matter of Ibhawa v New York State Division of Human Rights , (NY Ct App, Nov. 26, 2024), New York's highest appellate court reversed...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

2nd Circuit Hears Oral Arguments from Amish Seeking Vaccination Exemptions

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The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday heard oral arguments ( audio of full oral arguments ) in Miller v. McDonald.  In the case, a...
Thursday, September 26, 2024

Court Refuses to Stay Discovery in Gay Teacher's Title VII Suit Against Catholic School

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In Califano v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York ,  (ED NY, Sept. 24, 2024), a New York federal district court refused to...
Thursday, September 19, 2024

Supreme Court Review Sought for NY Health Insurance Abortion Coverage Mandate

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 A petition for certiorari ( full text ) was filed yesterday with the U.S. Supreme Court in Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany v. Harris,  (Su...
Monday, August 26, 2024

NY AG Enjoined from Enforcing False Advertising Ban Against Clinics Promoting Abortion Pill Reversal

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In National Institute for Family & Life Advocates v. James ,  (WD NY, Aug. 22, 2024), a New York federal district court preliminarily en...
Friday, August 09, 2024

Organizations Promoting Abortion Pill Reversal Sue New York Attorney General

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Three anti-abortion organizations that promote abortion-pill reversal this week filed suit in a New York federal district court against New ...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Leader in International Neo-Nazi Group Indicted for Soliciting Hate Crimes and Mass Violence

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The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York announced last week the federal indictment of the leader of an internati...
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Diocese Not Liable in Bankruptcy for Sex Abuse Without Agency Relationship with Abuser or Abuser's Institution

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In In re Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York ,  (SD NY, July 15, 2024), a New York federal district court affirmed a bankru...
Monday, July 15, 2024

2nd Circuit: Trial Court Must Make Further Findings in Wedding Photographer's Challenge to NY Public Accommodation Law

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In Emilee Carpenter, LLC, dba Emilee Carpenter Photography v. James ,  (2d Cir., July 12, 2024), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rever...