Showing posts with label Standing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Standing. Show all posts
Thursday, October 22, 2026

D.C. Circuit: Religious Organizations Have Standing to Challenge Policy Changes On Immigration Enforcement Near Places of Worship

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In Mennonite Church USA v. U.S Department of Homeland Security ,  (DC Cir., Oct. 20, 2026), the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decis...
Friday, October 16, 2026

3rd Circuit: Chilling Effect of Unadopted Proposal Does Not Give Standing for Free Exercise or Establishment Clause Claim

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In Bagal v. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey ,  (3rd Cir., Oct. 14, 2026), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dis...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Ohio Legislators Lack Standing to Claim Reproductive Rights Amendment to State Constitution Is Invalid

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In Dean v. Yost ,  (OH Com. Pl., Sept. 22, 2026), two members of the Ohio state legislature and a city council member sued contending that t...
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Confrontation Between Jewish and Muslim High School Students Leads to Complex Court Decision

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Hiester v. School District of Philadelphia , (ED PA,   Aug. 21, 2026), is a 41-page opinion covering complex allegations of competing anti-M...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

4th Circuit Rejects DHS's Elimination of Protection Against 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 , (4th Cir., Aug. 18, 2026), the ...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

6th Circuit: Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Challenge Michigan's Reproductive Rights Amendment

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In Right to Life of Michigan v. Whitmer ,  (6th Cir., May 26, 2026), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Michigan district cour...
Monday, May 25, 2026

Challenge To Tennessee's Requirement That Charter Schools Be Non-Sectarian Moves Ahead

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Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville v. Knox County Board of Education ,  (ED TN, May 22, 2026), is the latest court challenge to state laws tha...
Monday, May 18, 2026

Certiorari Denied In Christian Day Care's Challenge to California's Licensing Requirements

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The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in  Foothills Ministries v. Johnson,  (Docket No. 25-802,  certiorari  denied 5/18/2026) ( Order ...
Friday, May 01, 2026

5th Circuit Stays FDA Ruling That Allows Mail Order Delivery of Mifepristone

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In State of Louisiana v. Food and Drug Administration ,  (5th Cir., May 1, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay pendi...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Challenge Creation of Taks Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias

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In Hall v U.S. Department of Justice ,  (ND CA, April 9, 2026), a California federal district court held that plaintiff lacks standing to ch...
Friday, February 20, 2026

Mayor's Statements About Prayer Event Sponsors May Have Violated Establishment Clause

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Johnson v. City of Seattle ,  (WD WA, Feb. 18, 2026), is a suit by promoters of a worship event held in a Seattle park. According to the cou...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

New ICE Policy Allowing Enforcement Operations at Churches Violates RFRA

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 In New England Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America v. Department of Homeland Security ,  (D MA, Feb. 13, 2026), a Massachusetts f...
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 ...
Friday, January 09, 2026

9th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments on Church's Standing to Challenge Health Insurance Mandate

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Yesterday, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in  Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland v. Kuderer  ( video of full...
Friday, October 17, 2025

Placing Patron Saint Statues on City Safety Building Is Enjoined

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In Fitzmaurice v. City of Quincy ,  (MA Super. Ct., Oct. 14, 2025), a Massachusetts state trial court issued a preliminary injunction barrin...
Monday, October 06, 2025

Taxpayer With Religious Objections to U.S. Funding of Israel's Military Operations Lacks Standing to Sue

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In Kikkert v. Trump ,  (WD WA, Oct. 1, 2025), plaintiff, an army veteran and federal taxpayer, sued the President and various members of Con...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Texas Governor Signs Ban on Mail-Order Abortion Drugs

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On Sept. 17, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 7 ( full text ), a complex 20-page law aimed at preventing the shipment from out-...
Wednesday, September 03, 2025

Members of Healthcare Sharing Ministry Have Standing to Challenge Insurance Regulator

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In  Gospel Light Mennonite Church Medical Aid Plan v. New Mexico Office of the Superintendent of Insurance , (D NM, Aug. 25, 2025), a New Me...
Monday, August 18, 2025

9th Circuit Rejects Christian Day Care's Challenge to Licensing Requirement

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In Foothills Christian Ministries v. Johnson ,  (9th Cir., Aug. 14, 2025), Foothills, a Christian day care center, challenged a California l...
Friday, August 15, 2025

School Officials Lack Standing To Sue Advocacy Group For Interfering With Their Duties

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In Oklahoma State Department of Education v. Freedom From Religion Foundation ,  (ED OK, Aug. 13, 2025), Oklahoma education officials, in an...