Showing posts with label RFRA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RFRA. Show all posts
Thursday, June 05, 2025

Texas Supreme Court: AG May Begin Proceedings to Close Down Catholic Refugee Agency for Harboring Illegal Migrants

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In Paxton v. Annunciation House, Inc. ,  (TX Sup. Ct., May 30, 2025), the Texas Supreme Court held that a state trial court was in error in...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Supreme Court Denies Review of Apache's Loss of Sacred Land

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By a vote of 6-2, the U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in Apache Stronghold v. United States ,  (Sup.Ct., certiorari denied May 27, 20...
Sunday, May 25, 2025

Plaintiff May Move Ahead with Claim That Iowa RFRA Protects His Religious Use of Cannabis

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In Olsen v. State of Iowa ,  (IA Dist. Ct., May 22, 2025), an Iowa state trial court allowed plaintiff, a member of the Ethiopian Zion Copti...
Thursday, May 08, 2025

Cremation of Body When Next of Kin Were Unknown Did Not Violate State RFRA

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In Doe v. Marion County, Arkansas ,  (WD AR, May 5, 2025), an Arkansas federal magistrate judge recommended dismissing a suit brought under ...
Wednesday, May 07, 2025

3rd Circuit: Consular Decisions Cannot Be Challenged Under RFRA

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 In  Calvary Albuquerque Inc. v. Rubio , (10th Cir., May 6, 2025), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision upheld a consular...
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

3rd Circuit Hears Arguments on Whether Religious Motivation of Founders Allows Nonprofit Corporation to Assert Free Exercise Claims

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On April 9, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments ( audio of full oral arguments ) in United States v. Safehouse.  In t...
Sunday, April 06, 2025

Georgia Legislature Passes Religious Freedom Bill

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On April 3, the Georgia legislature gave final passage to SB36, the Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act ( full text ). The Act requir...
Friday, March 21, 2025

Covid Era Mask Mandate Did Not Violate Free Exercise

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In Robol v. City of Columbus ,  (OH App., March 20, 2025), an Ohio state appellate court affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff's claims th...
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Wyoming Enacts State RFRA

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Last week, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed  HB 0207, the Wyoming Religious Freedom Restoration Act ( full text ). The Act requires stric...
Monday, March 10, 2025

6th Circuit: Public Official Engaging in State Action Cannot Assert 1st Amendment Defense

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In Emold v. Davis ,  (6th Cir., March 6, 2025), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $100,000 damage award to a same-sex couple w...
Thursday, February 27, 2025

Utah RFRA Protects Psilocybin-Using Religious Sect

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In Jensen v. Utah County ,  (D UT, Feb. 20, 2025), a Utah federal district court issued a preliminary injunction under Utah's Religious ...
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

7th Circuit: Visa Regulations for Temporary Religious Workers Do Not Violate RFRA or 1st Amendment

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In Society of the Divine Word v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ,  (7th Cir., Feb. 24, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appea...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Court Preliminarily Enjoins Enforcement Against Plaintiffs of New Guidelines for Immigration Raids at Churches

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In Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security ,  (D MD, Feb. 24, 2025), a Maryl...
Sunday, February 23, 2025

Title VII Applies to Liberty University's Firing of Transgender Employee

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In Zinski v. Liberty University, Inc. ,  (WD VA, Feb. 21, 2025), a Virginia federal district court refused to dismiss a Title VII sex discri...
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

27 Religious Denominational Groups Sue DHS Over Rescission of Sensitive Locations Policy

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Yesterday, 27 Christian and Jewish denominational bodies and organizations filed suit in a D.C. federal district court challenging the resci...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

DC Circuit Revives Contempt Proceedings in RFRA Suit Against Fire Department

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In Calvert v. Potter ,  (DC Cir., Jan. 28, 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit remanded to the district court a suit by a ...
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Quaker Organizations Sue Over New Immigration Enforcement Policy

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Yesterday three organizations of Quaker congregations along with two individual congregations filed suit in a Maryland federal district cour...
Thursday, January 16, 2025

No Qualified Immunity Defense to RFRA Claim Is Available

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In Swanson v. Flores ,  (SD CA, Jan. 6, 2025), a California federal district court refused to dismiss a suit for damages brought under the R...
Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Catholic Doctors Sue HHS Over Interpretation of EMTALA's Impact on State Abortion Bans

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Suit was filed last week in a Tennessee federal district court by an organization of Catholic physicians challenging a July 2022 Memorandum ...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Indiana Supreme Court Lets Preliminary Injunction Against Abortion Ban When It Violates Religious Beliefs Stand

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Last week, the Indiana Supreme Court, by a vote of 3-2, refused to review at this stage in the litigation a preliminary injunction entered b...