Wednesday, June 07, 2023

European Court: Ukraine Violates Human Rights Convention by Denying Legal Recognition to Same-Sex Couples

›
In Maymulakhin & Markiv v. Ukraine , (ECHR, June 1, 2023), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment held that Ukraine vi...

Nevada Governor Vetoes Medical-Aid-In-Dying Bill

›
On Monday, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed ( full text of veto message ) S.B. 239 ( full text ) which would have authorized physicians a...

State Law May Bar Women's Spa from Refusing to Serve Transgender Women Who Have Not Had Sex-Confirmation Surgery

›
In Olympus Spa v. Armstrong , (WD WA, June 5, 2023), a Washington federal district court dismissed, with leave to amend, a suit by a Korean ...
Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Miami Beach Settles Synagogue's Zoning Harassment Lawsuit for $1.3M

›
Miami Herald reports that a dispute between the Orthodox Jewish Congregation Bais Yeshaya D’Kerestir and Miami Beach, Florida zoning offici...

Oklahoma Approves U.S.'s First Publicly Funded Religious Charter School

›
 Politico  and the Tulsa World report that yesterday the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board by a vote of 3-2 approved the appli...

Abraham Cooper Eclected USCIRF Chair

›
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom announced yesterday that it has elected Abraham Cooper as its Chair for 2023-24, say...
Monday, June 05, 2023

Court Refuses to Dismiss Suit by Civil Detainee Who Was Forced to Attend a Christian Religious Service

›
In Erie v. Hunter ,  (MD LA, May 31, 2023), a Louisiana federal district court refused to dismiss an Establishment Clause suit brought by a ...

Recent Articles of Interest

›
From SSRN: Marc Spindelman, Stirrings of a Conservative Christian Rule of Law [in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA ,   (The American...
Friday, June 02, 2023

Court Reaffirms Refusal to Dismiss Case Challenging 1st-Grade Teacher's Gender Identity Instruction

›
In Tatel v. Mt. Lebanon School District (II) , (WD PA, May 31, 2023), a Pennsylvania federal district court reaffirmed its prior decision  a...

Lawsuit Challenges Laws Restricting Abortion Clinic Sidewalk Counselors

›
Suit was filed yesterday in a Colorado federal district court challenging on free speech grounds a Colorado statute and a Denver ordinance t...

Oklahoma Suprme Court Says 2 Anti-Abortion Laws Are Unconstitutional

›
In Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice v. State of Oklahoma , (OK Sup. Ct., May 31, 2023), the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision h...
Thursday, June 01, 2023

Football Coach Can Proceed on Some Claims Against University After Termination for Refusing Covid Vaccine

›
In Rolovich v. Washington State University ,  (ED WA, May 30, 2023), a Washington federal district court refused to dismiss failure to accom...
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

EEOC Sues Over Refusal to Accommodate Christian Employee's Belief Without Back-Up from Religious Leader

›
The EEOC announced yesterday that it has filed a Title VII suit against Triple Canopy, Inc., a Reston, Virginia-based company that provides...

British Court: Humanist Eligible to Sit on Advisory Council for Religious Education

›
In  R (on the Application of Bowen) v. Kent County Council ,  (EWHC (Admin), May 26, 2023), a British High Court justice rejected a ruling o...

Uganda Enacts Harsh Ban on Homosexuality

›
Last Friday, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 ( full text ). The new law imposes the penalty of life...
Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Sex Abuse Claims Arising Before Diocese Was Formed Are Disallowed in Bankruptcy Case

›
In In re Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York ,  (SD NY Bkrptcy., May 26, 2023), a New York federal bankruptcy court disallo...

Ministerial Exception and RFRA Defenses Rejected in Suit Over Firing of Bible Translation Company IT Employee

›
In Ratlliff v. Wycliffe Associates, Inc. ,  (MD FL, May 26, 2023), a Florida federal district court refused to dismiss a Title VII employmen...