Monday, April 12, 2021

6th Circuit Grants Initial Hearing En Banc In Tennessee Abortion Case

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On Friday, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in a high-profile abortion case, by a vote of 10-6, took the unusual step of agreeing to he...

Recent Articles of Interest

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 From SSRN: Adam McDuffie, 'Law and Order,' Canopy Forum, (January 11, 2021). Jennifer Piatt, James G. Hodge & Leila Barraza, W...
Saturday, April 10, 2021

Supreme Court Enjoins, Pending Appeals, California Limits On In-Home Worship Services

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Late Friday night, in another case on its so-called " shadow docket ", the U.S. Supreme Court in Tandon v. Newsom ,   (Sup. Ct., A...
Friday, April 09, 2021

Idaho Supreme Court: Marijuana Ban Does Not Violate Free Exercise Rights

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In State of Idaho v. Heath ,  (ID Sup. Ct., April 8, 2021), the Idaho Supreme Court held that the state's prohibition of marijuana does ...

11th Circuit: Rastafarian Paramedic Was Offered Reasonable Accommodation

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In Bailey v. Metro Ambulance Services, Inc. ,  (11th Cir., April 6, 2021), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held that an ambulance com...

Muslim Group Sues Facebook For Consumer Fraud Because of Online Hate Speech

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The non-profit organization Muslim Advocates filed suit yesterday in District of Columbia Superior Court against Facebook and its executives...
Thursday, April 08, 2021

Christian Wedding Photographer Sues Over NY Public Accommodation Law

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Suit was filed this week in a New York federal district court challenging on 1st Amendment grounds the application of New York's public ...

7th Circuit: Walmart Need Not Accommodate Seventh Day Adventist

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In EEOC v. Walmart Stores East, L.P. , (7th Cir., March 31, 2021), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, held that accom...

Suit Against Alabama Is Dropped After Voter Registration Form Is Amended

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Last October, the Freedom From Religion Foundation sued Alabama's Secretary of State challenging language in Alabama's voter registr...
Wednesday, April 07, 2021

Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Some Claims of Failure To Supervise Abusive Clergy

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In John Doe 122 v. Marianist Province of the United States ,  (MO Sup. Ct., April 6, 2021), the Missouri Supreme Court dismissed negligent s...

British Court Says Removal of Franklin Graham Bus Ads Violated Religion and Speech Rights

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In Lancaster Festival of Hope With Franklin Graham v. Blackpool Borough Council ,  (Manchester Cty. Ct., April 1, 2021), a British trial cou...

Suit Says Housing Discrimination Based On Family Size Is Religious Discrimination Against Orthodox Jews

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A lawsuit was filed yesterday in a New York federal district court by a couple who claim that the city's public housing rules which effe...
Tuesday, April 06, 2021

Republican Arkansas Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Gender Transition Procedures [Update: Veto Override]

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 As reported by NPR , Arkansas Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson yesterday vetoed Arkansas House Bill 1570  ("Save Adolescents From Ex...

Suit Claims Enforcement of Deed Restriction Against Synagogue Violates Religious Exercise Rights

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Suit was filed late last month in a Texas federal district court against the City of Houston seeking to block it from enforcing a deed restr...

Christian Student Group Wins Suit Seeking To Limit Its Leadership To Believers

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In Intervarsity Christian Fellowship/USA v. Board of Governors of Wayne State University ,  (ED MI, April 5, 2021), a Michigan federal distr...
Monday, April 05, 2021

Supreme Court Denies Review In Cases Seeking To Overturn Hardison's Interpretation Of Title VII

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The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in two Title VII religious discrimination cases. ( Order List ). In both, petitioners were asking...

Churches' Challenge to Minnesota COVID Orders Moves Ahead

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In Northland Baptist Church of St. Paul, Minnesota v. Walz ,  (D MN, March 30, 2021), a Minnesota federal district court refused to dismiss ...

Trump's Anti-Muslim Statements Did Not Taint Passport Revocations

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In  Abuhajeb v. Pompeo ,  (D MA, March 31, 2021), a Massachusetts federal district court dismissed Establishment Clause and Equal Protection...

Recent Articles of Interest

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 From SSRN: Iddo Porat, The Starting at Home Principle: On Ritual Animal Slaughter, Male Circumcision and Proportionality ,  (Oxford Journal...