Friday, October 09, 2026

Bankruptcy Court Rejects Diocese's Reorganization Plan Because of Abuse Survivors' Objections

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In In re Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland ,  (ND CA Bkrptcy., Oct. 2, 2926), the federal Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court, i...
Thursday, October 08, 2026

Federal Antisemitism Task Force Is Beginning a National Tour

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The Department of Justice yesterday announced that its Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism is beginning its American Tour Against Hate. Its f...

Trump's Columbus Day Proclamation Includes References to Religious Faith

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Yesterday, President Trump issued a Proclamation ( full text ) declaring October 12 as Columbus Day. The Proclamation contains several relig...
Wednesday, October 07, 2026

Catholic Clergy Sue ICE Detention Center for Restricting Their Ability to Minister to Detainees

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 A suit was filed on Monday in a Missouri federal district court alleging that a detention center housing 150 immigration detainees is viola...

Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine Leads to Dismissal of Complaint By 37 Churches Over Disaffiliation Rules

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In Methodist Church of Cape St. Claire v. Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church , (MD App., Oct. 5, 2026), a Maryla...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court: 1st Amendment Free Exercise Claim Requires "Burden", Not "Substantial Burden" On Religious Practice

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In   Alsyrawan v. Department of Human Services , (PA Sup. Ct., Oct. 5, 2026), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that to show a 1st Amendme...
Tuesday, October 06, 2026

Backers of Hasidic School May Move Ahead with Challenges to Zoning Denials

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Congregation Rabbinical Institute of Tartikov, Inc. v. Village of Pomona, NY , (SD NY, Sept.28, 2026), is the latest decision in a long-runn...

Supreme Court Opens Its October 2026 Term

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The Supreme Court opened its October 2026 Term yesterday, issuing its traditional long list of certiorari denials. Yesterday's 42-page O...
Monday, October 05, 2026

Student Organizations Challenge University's Consolidation of Christian Student Groups Under One Campus Minister

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Suit was filed last month in a Virginia federal district court by two Christian student groups at Virginia State University challenging the ...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Michael Lewyn, Disparate Impact and Synagogue Location , (September 01, 2025). Scott Skinner-Thompson, The Court's Queer Eras...

IRS Issues Regulations Governing New Federal Scholarship Tax Credit

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In the October 2 Federal Register, the Internal Revenue Service published Temporary Regulations ( full text ) implementing the new Federal S...
Friday, October 02, 2026

Hegseth Announces Creation of Military Office of Religious Affairs

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Earlier this week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered his State of the Force Address ( full text ). Among his announcement in the Addr...

Supreme Court Grants Review in RLUIPA "Substantial Burden" Case Involving Denial of Zoning Variance for a Grotto

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday granted review in Missionaries of St. John, Inc. v. Frederic,  (Docket No.25-1131, certiorari  granted 10/1...

Government's Allegations of Confrontations Near Synagogue Did Not Adequately Allege FACE Act Violations

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In United States v. Party for Socialism and Liberation New Jersey ,  (D NJ, Sept. 30, 2026), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed w...
Thursday, October 01, 2026

Church Autonomy Doctrine Is Not Broader Than Ministerial Exception in Title VII Cases

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In Ference v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg ,  (WD PA, Sept. 30, 2026), a Pennsylvania federal district court refused to dismiss a Ti...

Requiring Foster Parents to Affirm Child's Religious Beliefs That They Reject Violates 1st Amendment

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In McIntire v. Senn ,  ((WD WA, Sept. 29, 2026), a Washington federal district court refused to require Washington's Department of Child...