Showing posts with label RFRA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RFRA. Show all posts
Saturday, January 10, 2026

7th Circuit: Satanic Temple Lacks Standing to Challenge Indiana's Ban on Telehealth Abortion [CORRECTED]

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 In Satanic Temple, Inc. v. Rokita ,  ( 7th Cir., Jan. 6, 2026), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that The Satanic Temple lacks ...
Monday, December 29, 2025

RFRA Challenge to Connecticut Removal of Religious Exemption from School Vaccines Survives

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In We the Patriots USA, Inc. v. State of Connecticut Department of Education , (CT Super, Dec. 16, 2025), a Connecticut state trial court di...
Thursday, December 11, 2025

7th Circuit: Plaintiff Must Allege More Than Conclusory Statements of Religious Belief to Get Religious Exemption

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In Troogstad v. City of Chicago , (7th Cir., Dec. 9, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of free exercise clai...
Thursday, December 04, 2025

West Virginia Supreme Court, Pending Appeal, Reinstates No-Religious-Exemption to School Vaccine Mandate

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As previously reported , last month a West Virginia trial court held that the state's Equal Protection of Religion Law requires schools ...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

"In God We Trust" On Currency Does Not Burden Jewish Plaintiff's Religious Exercise

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 In Clayman v. Bessant ,  (SD FL, Nov. 24, 2025), a Florida federal district court rejected plaintiff's RFRA, Free Exercise, Establishme...
Friday, November 28, 2025

West Virginia Court Says Schools Must Allow Religious Exemptions From Vaccination Requirements

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In Guzman v. West Virginia Board of Education , (WV Cir. Ct., Nov. 26, 2025), a West Virginia state trial court, in a 75-page opinion, held ...
Friday, November 21, 2025

Catholic Clergy Sue for Access to ICE Detention Facility

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 A religious advocacy organization, its director, 3 priests, and a sister filed suit this week against immigration officials alleging that t...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Trump's Executive Order on American History Does Not Infringe Plaintiff's Free Exercise Rights

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In  Jeanpierre v. Trump , (D UT, November 18, 2025), a Utah federal district court dismissed a suit by the founder of a religious organizati...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

9th Circuit Remands Discrimination Suit Against Third-Party Health Plan Administrator

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In Pritchard v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois ,  (9th Cir., Nov. 17, 2025), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals remanded to the distr...
Monday, November 10, 2025

Supreme Court Hears Arguments Today in RLUIPA Damages Case

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The Supreme Court hears oral arguments this morning in  Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections.  At issue in the case is whether an a...
Thursday, November 06, 2025

Religious College Challenges Exclusion from Chicago's Student Teacher Program

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Suit was filed this week in an Illinois federal district court by the Moody Bible Institute challenging the Chicago Board of Education with ...
Friday, October 03, 2025

Insurance Abortion Coverage Mandate Does Not Violate Baptist Group's Rights

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 In Illinois Baptist State Association v. Department of Insurance ,  (IL App., Oct. 1, 2025), an Illinois state appellate court held that a ...
Friday, September 26, 2025

Mother Loses Free Exercise Challenge To Violence Against Women Act

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In United States v. Gaviola ,  (ED CA, Sept. 25, 2025), a California federal district court held that enforcement of 18 USC §2262(a)(2) doe...
Friday, August 15, 2025

5th Circuit Allows San Antonio Park Development To Move Ahead Over Religious Objections of Lipan-Apache

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In Perez v. City of San Antonio ,  (5th Cir., Aug. 13, 2025), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision affirmed a trial court...
Thursday, August 14, 2025

Contraceptive Mandate Religious and Moral Accommodation Rules Held Invalid

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In Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Trump ,  (ED PA, Aug. 13, 2025), a Pennsylvania federal district court invalidated two rules promulgated ...
Wednesday, August 06, 2025

Prosecution of Religious Leader for Psilocybin Use Is Enjoined

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In Jensen v. Utah County , (D UT, Aug. 4, 2025), a Utah federal district court enjoined Utah County from continuing its prosecution of plain...
Thursday, July 31, 2025

Passport Denial Violated RFRA

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In Jordan v. Rubio ,  (D DC, July 29, 2025), a D.C. federal district court held that the State Department violated the Religious Freedom Res...
Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Muslim Group Sues Over Denial of Zoning Permit for Mosque

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Suit was filed last week in a Tennessee federal district court challenging the denial of a special use permit to a Muslim religious organiza...
Friday, July 25, 2025

RFRA and Free Exercise Clause Apply to Corporate Entities Exercising Religion

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In United States v. Safehouse ,  (3d Cir., July 24, 2025), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Religious Freedom Restoration...
Friday, July 18, 2025

One Plaintiff Has Standing to Challenge Kentucky Abortion Ban on Religious Grounds

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In Sobel v. Coleman ,  (KY App., July 11, 2025), a Kentucky state appeals court partially reversed a trial court's decision and held th...