Religion Clause

Objective coverage of church-state and religious liberty developments, with extensive links to primary sources.

Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Journalist Don Lemon Indicted Under FACE Act Because of Church Anti-ICE Protest

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As announced by Attorney General Pam Bondi on X last Tuesday: At my direction, early this morning federal agents arrested Don Lemon, Traher...
Monday, February 02, 2026

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Hakan Ibrahim Apaydin, Prophet and King Figures in Sacred Texts: Theological Inconsistencies and the Problem of Textual Construct...
Saturday, January 31, 2026

Court Refuses to Enjoin Coinage Containing "In God We Trust" Motto

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In Clayman v. Bessent ,  (SD FL, Jan. 8, 2026), a Florida federal district court denied plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction...
Friday, January 30, 2026

Supreme Court Review Sought by High School Pro-Life Group Over Free Speech Rights

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 A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed yesterday with the U.S. Supreme Court in E.D. v. Noblesville School District, (Sup. Ct.,...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

4th Circuit: School Gender Identity Guidelines Do Not Violate Teacher's 1st Amendment Rights

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 In Polk v. Montgomery County Public Schools ,  (4th Cir., Jan. 28, 2026), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, affirme...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Texas AG Sues Out-of-State Mail Order Provider of Abortion Drugs

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton yesterday filed a civil lawsuit against a Delaware-based nurse practitioner whose telehealth service calle...

Organization Releases 2026 Report on Christian Persecution Worldwide

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Last week, the Christian advocacy organization Open Doors  released its report World Watch List 2026   which assesses the persecution of Chr...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

President Trump Issues Message on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The White House today posted...

Florida Church Seeks Stay of Trial Court's Injunction Barring Use of Its Strip Mall Unit for Religious Services

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Yesterday, a Florida church filed an emergency motion with a Florida state trial court asking it to stay a temporary injunction that it issu...

3rd Circuit Hears Arguments in Yeshiva's Zoning Dispute

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Last Thursday, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments ( audio and transcript of full oral arguments ) in Anash, Inc. v...
Monday, January 26, 2026

Recent Articles and Books of Interest

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From SSRN: Lael Daniel Weinberger & Branton Nestor, Church Autonomy and Interlocutory Appeals , (January 14, 2026). Michael A. Helfand,...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

NIH Ends Funding of Research Using Human Fetal Tissue from Elective Abortions

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On Thursday, the National Institute of Health announced ( press release ) that it will no longer fund research involving human fetal tissue ...
Friday, January 23, 2026

HHS Says Illinois Right to Conscience Act Violates Federal Law

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On January 21, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights sent a Notice of Violation ( full text ) to the state of I...

Anti-Abortion Sidewalk Counselor Loses Challenge to City's Sign Ordinance

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In Hamann v. City of Carbondale, Illinois ,  (SD IL, Jan. 21, 2026), an Illinois federal district court refused to preliminarily enjoin the ...

Pope Leo Is Invited to Join Trump's Board of Peace

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Speaking to the press on Wednesday, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin confirmed that Pope Leo XIV has been invited by Presi...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Samoa's Prime Minister Suggests Restricting Religious Liberty for Non-Christians

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 Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported  this week that in the Southern Pacific island nation of Samoa, with a population of 220,000, religi...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

5th Circuit En Banc Hears Challenges To 2 States' Laws Requiring Posting of 10 Commandments in Classrooms

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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, sitting en banc,  heard oral arguments in two cases raising the question of the constitutio...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Certiorari Denied in Chabad's Suit Against the Russian Federation

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The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in Agudas Chasidei Chabad v. Russian Federation,  (Sup. Ct., Docket No. 24-909,  certiorari denie...

Media Report U.S. Is Considering Offering Asylum to British Jews

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Media in Britain, the U.S. and Israel are reporting that the U.S. State Department is considering offering asylum to British Jews because of...
Monday, January 19, 2026

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: L. Joe Dunman, Religion in the Law: An Open Access Casebook (2d Ed.) , (January 04, 2026). Richard Yuan, Reverse-Hostage Strateg...
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