Thursday, July 09, 2026

Suit Challenges U.S. Providing Information to Iran About Asylum Seekers Including Members of Religious Minorities

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An advocacy organization for Iranian Americans filed suit this week challenging the Trump Administration's treatment of Iranians-- inclu...

3rd Circuit Hears Arguments on Rules Protecting Employers Who Have Objections to Furnishing Employees Contraception Coverage

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On July 7, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and New Jersey v. President of the Uni...
Wednesday, July 08, 2026

Church Autonomy Doctrine Prevents Review of Salvation Army's Ban on Certain Methadone Treatments in Its Rehab Centers

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In Tassinari v. The Salvation Army , (D MA, July 6, 2026), a Massachusetts federal district court dismissed claims that The Salvation Army (...
Tuesday, July 07, 2026

DOJ Letter Emphasizes U.S. Rejection of International Criminal Court Jurisdiction

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The Justice Department on June 29 sent a Letter ( full text ) to the President of the International Criminal Court reiterating that the Unit...

8th Circuit Remands Case That Invalidated Conversion Therapy Bans

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In Wyatt Bury, L.L.C. v. City of Kansas City, Missouri ,  (8th Cir., July 2, 2026), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals sent back to the d...
Monday, July 06, 2026

1st Circuit Upholds Maine's Antidiscrimmination Rules For Religious Schools Except Its Religiouis Expression Nondiscrimination Requirement

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Last week, the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals issued opinions in two cases raising similar, but not identical, challenges to the antidisc...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Kevin Crow, Subjects and Objects of God: Non-state Normative Orders and International Corporate Theology , (June 07, 2026). Step...
Friday, July 03, 2026

Religious Liberty in America at 250

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 As America celebrates its 250th Anniversary this weekend, thoughtful reflections on America's tradition of religious liberty have appea...

5th Circuit: Evidence of Defendant's Affiliation with Satanism Was Relevant in Sentencing Phase of Murder Trial

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In Davis v. Guerrero , (5th Cir., June 25, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the death sentence imposed on Irving Davis wh...

Oregon's Definition of "Religious Employer" Violates Free Exercise Rights of Right-To-Life Organization

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In Oregon Right to Life v. O'Day , (D OR, July 1, 2026), an Oregon federal district court held that provisions in Oregon's Reproduct...
Thursday, July 02, 2026

7th Circuit: Bus Driver Gave No Religious Reasons for Rejecting Covid Vaccine

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In Snyder v. Chicago Transit Authority , (7th Cir., June 30, 2026), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the firing of a Chicago Tra...

Supreme Court Denies Review in Case of Attorney Held in Contempt for Disclosing Information About Abusive Priest

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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in Trahant v. Roman Catholic Church,  (Docket No. 25-1260,  certiorari  denied, 6/29/2026). ...

1st Circuit: University's Rejection of Property Sale to Church Was Not Religious Discrimination

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In Calvary Chapel Belfast v. University of Maine System ,  (1st Cir., June 30, 2026), the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dis...
Wednesday, July 01, 2026

Michigan Catholic Charities Sues State Officials Over Ouster as Provider of Women's Substance Abuse Services

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Last week, Catholic Charities serving the Lansing, Michigan area filed suit against the director of Michigan's Department of Health and ...

2nd Circuit Reaffirms Permissibility of NY Repeal of Religious Exemptions from School Vaccination Requirements

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In Miller v. McDonald ,  (2d Cir., June 30, 2026), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed its earlier decision that New York'...

Supreme Court Grants Review on Ripeness for RLUIPA Zoning Claims

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The Supreme Court yesterday granted review in Grand v. University Heights,  (Docket No. 25-965, certiorari granted 6/30/2026) ( Order List )...