Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Israel's Knesset Expands Jurisdiction of Rabbinic and Sharia Courts

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Israel's Knesset yesterday, by a vote of 65-41, gave final passage to a bill that expands the jurisdiction of the government's Rabbi...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

3rd Circuit: Prison Officials Have Qualified Immunity in Inmate's Lawsuit Over Right to Receive Religious Pamphlets

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In Cordero v. Kelley ,  (3rd Cir., March 19, 2026), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals held that prison officials who refused to allow an...
Monday, March 23, 2026

1st Circuit: Equal Benefit Requirement for Religious Schools Does Not Extend to All Private Schools

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 In Hellman v. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education , (1st Cir., March 20, 2026), parents contended that their chi...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Tomas Griskevicius, Institutional Violence: The Case of an Alleged US CIA Prison Operating in Lithuania , (February 28, 2026). C...

Detroit Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Ordinance Challenged

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Suit was filed last week in a Michigan federal district court challenging a Detroit ordinance that bans picketing within 15-feet of abortion...
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Justice Department Sues Harvard for Title VI Violations

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In a press release on Friday, the Justice Department announced that it has filed suit in a Massachusetts federal district court against Har...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Supreme Court Says Street Preacher May Challenge Limit on Demonstrations Despite His Prior Conviction

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In Oliver v. City of Brandon, Mississippi ,  (Sup. Ct., March 20, 2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a street preacher may move ahead w...

Cert. Petition Filed in RLUIPA Zoning Case

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 A petition for certiorari ( full text ) was filed yesterday seeking U.S. Supreme Court review in Missionaries of St. John the Baptist, Inc...

HHS Launches Investigations of 13 States for Violating Conscience Rights

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Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, announced that it has launched investigations of 13 states...

High School Teacher Did Not Violate Constitution in Counseling Muslim Student Who Converted to Christianity

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In Chaudhry v. Thorsen ,  (ND IL, March 18, 2026), an Illinois federal district court rejected Establishment Clause, substantive due process...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

4th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In 3 Employment Discrimination Cases Involving Religiously Affiliated Institutions

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On March 17, the U.S.4th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in three cases of interest: (1) In  Zinski v. Liberty University, Inc...

President Issues Eid al-Fitr Message

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 The White House yesterday posted a  Presidential Message on Eid al-Fitr   which reads: The First Lady and I send our best wishes to every A...

Husband's Religious Objections to Divorce Were Inappropriate Basis for Sanctions or Restraining Order

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Hoch v. Hoch , (CA App., Feb. 17, 2026) (certified for publication 3/12/2026), is an appeal from family court orders relating to sanctions a...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026

European Court Says German Catholic Organization Cannot Dismiss Employee Who Left the Church

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In   Katholische Schwangerschaftsberatung ,  (CJ EU, March 17, 2026), in a referral from the Federal Labor Court (Germany), the Court of Jus...

President Issues St. Patrick's Day Message

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Yesterday, the White House posted President Trump's Presidential Message on Saint Patrick’s Day and Irish American Heritage Month . The ...