Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Texas. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 13, 2026

5th Circuit: Section 1981 Does Not Bar Purely Religious Discrimination Against Jews

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In Domanic v. Christian Brothers Automative Corporation ,  (5th Cir., Sept. 30, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Tex...
Friday, September 25, 2026

Justice Department Brief Says Johnson Amendment Violates Church Autonomy Doctrine When Applied to Sermons

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As previously reported , a Texas federal district, citing the Tax Anti-Injunction Act, refused to enter a consent judgment in a suit by reli...
Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Whose Rule Governs Clergy-Communicant Privilege When the Communication Was Made in Another State?

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In Campbell v. State of Texas ,  (TX Ct. Cr. App., Sept. 17, 2026), the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (the state's highest court for c...
Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Defamation Action Should Be Dismissed on Ecclesiastical Abstention Grounds

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In In re Gateway Church ,  (TX App., Aug. 19, 2026), a Texas state appellate court held that a state trial court should have dismissed on ec...
Monday, August 24, 2026

Texas Governor Attacks Airports' Plans to Install Ablution Facilities for Muslim Prayer Preparation

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On August 14, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to the CEO of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport accusing two Texas airports...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Ministry Loses Challenge to Ban on Sex Offenders Living Near Places That Children Gather

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In Hope Prison Ministries v. City of Fort Worth, Texas ,  (ND TX, Aug. 14, 2026), a Christian ministry that operates transitional housing fo...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Supreme Court Review Sought in Texas 10 Commandments Cases

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 A joint petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed yesterday with the Supreme Court in Nathan v. Alamo Heights School District and Cr...
Monday, July 20, 2026

Texas Court Holds That Hindu Temple's Bylaws Are Invalid

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In Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Austin v. Lam ,   (TX Bus. Ct., July 14, 2026), the Texas Business Court's holding that a non-profit co...
Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Cert. Petition Filed in Lipan Apache Efforts To Prevent Impairment of Religious Ceremonial Site

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A petition for certiorari ( full text )   was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court last week in Perez v. City of San Antonio, (Sup. Ct.,  cert....
Saturday, June 27, 2026

Texas Adopts Required Reading List for Schools, Including Biblical Stories and Verses for Gades 1-12

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Yesterday, the Texas State Board of Education approved a required reading list for each grade from kindergarten through high school. The lis...
Friday, June 26, 2026

Suit Charging Misrepresentation of Use of Tithed Funds Dismissed on Ecclesiastical Abstention Grounds

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In Leach v. Gateway Church , (ED TX, June 23, 2026), a Texas federal district court dismissed on ecclesiastical abstention grounds a class a...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Some Claims for Football Injuries at Catholic School Are Barred by Ecclesiastical Abstenition Doctrine

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In In re Fort Bend Christian Academy , (TX App., June 23, 2026), a Texas state appellate court held that the ecclesiastical abstention doctr...
Monday, June 08, 2026

5th Circuit: Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Exists In Lutheran Church's Suit Against Concordia University

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 In Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod v. Christian ,  (5th Cir., June 4, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision held t...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Texas and DOJ Settle With Texas Hospital Ending Its Gender Transition Services and Creating Detransition Clinic

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Last Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the U.S. Department of Justice announced an unusual settlement agreement with Texas Child...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

5th Circuit En Banc Upholds Texas Law Requiring Posting of 10 Commandments In Classrooms

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In Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District ,  (5th Cir., April 21, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc ...
Thursday, March 12, 2026

5th Circuit: Principal Lacks Qualified Immunity for Barring Teachers' Praying in View of Students

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In Barber v. Rounds ,  (5th Cir., March 9,2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that Texas high school principal Bryan Rounds do...
Friday, March 06, 2026

Muslim Woman Forced to Remove Hijab During Booking Can Proceed on Some of Her Claims

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In Khan v. City of Richardson ,  (ND TX, March 4, 2026), a Muslim woman sued after she was required to remove her hijab during the intake, p...
Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Suit Alleges Unconstitutional Exclusion of Muslim Schools from Texas School Choice Program

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A Muslim parent filed suit this week in a Texas federal district court challenging the state's exclusion of accredited Islamic private s...
Monday, February 23, 2026

City's Regulation of Donation Boxes Violates Christian Nonprofit's Free Speech Rights

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In Arms of Hope v. City of Mansfield, Texas ,  (ND TX, Feb. 19, 2026), a Christian social service organization challenged the city's reg...
Sunday, February 08, 2026

Texas AG Sues to Close Down CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood in State

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit in a Texas state trial court against CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood asking for an injuncti...