Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Kars4Kids Violated False Advertising and Unfair Competition Laws by Not Disclosing Its Religious Ties

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In Puterbaugh v. Kars4Kids, LLC ,  (CA Super. Ct., May 8, 2026), a California state trial court held that Kars4Kids violated California'...

California Court Hears Arguments in Defamation Suit Against Jews for Jesus

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On May 15, the California state Court of Appeals, First Appellate District heard oral arguments in Amitay v. Jews for Jesus  ( video of full...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

HHS Reorganizes Civil Rights Office to Emphasize Religious Liberty, Conscience Protections and Racial Discrimination

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The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday announced a restructuring of its Office of Civil Rights into three subject-matter Divi...

Germany Ends 30 Years of Surveillance of Church of Scientology

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As reported by Bitter Winter  and by a press release from the Church of Scientology, Germany's Office for the Protection of the Constit...

Adversarial Questioning of Employees Claiming Religious Accommodations Violated Title VII

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In Matilde M. v. Burgum ,  (EEOC Federal Sector, May 15, 2026), the EEOC in an appeal from a finding by the Bureau of Indian Education, held...
Monday, May 18, 2026

Certiorari Denied In Christian Day Care's Challenge to California's Licensing Requirements

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The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in  Foothills Ministries v. Johnson,  (Docket No. 25-802,  certiorari  denied 5/18/2026) ( Order ...

"Rededicate 250" Held on National Mall Yesterday

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Crowds of people gathered yesterday on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for  Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise &...

South Carolina Enacts Student Physical Privacy Act

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Last Friday, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed into law H4756, the South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act ( full text ). Th...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Yaoharee Lahtee, Marginal Hegemony in Thailand: Satire, the Muslim Minority, and the Politics of Power-literate Critique , (May ...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Presidential Message on the Feast of the Ascension

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Last Thursday, the White House posted a Presidential Message on the Feast of the Ascension ( full text ). The Message said in part: Forty d...

Texas and DOJ Settle With Texas Hospital Ending Its Gender Transition Services and Creating Detransition Clinic

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Last Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the U.S. Department of Justice announced an unusual settlement agreement with Texas Child...
Friday, May 15, 2026

Denial of Burial Permit Did Not Violate 1st Amendment or RLUIPA

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In Baxter v. San Berdino County ,  (CD CA, May 5, 2026), a California federal magistrate judge recommended dismissing plaintiff's challe...

Court Dismisses Claim That Microchipping Plaintiff's Dog Violated Plaintiff's Free Exercise Rights

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In Stokes v. City Dogs Animal Control ,  (ND OH, May 12, 2026), an Ohio federal district court dismissed a pro se  plaintiff's claim tha...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Supreme Court, Through Stays While Appeals Continue, Allows Continued Mail-Order Delivery of Mifepristone

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The Supreme Court today, in a 7-2 decision in Danco Laboratories, LLC v.  Louisiana ,  ( Sup. Ct., May 14, 2026) ,  granted a stay while app...

4th Circuit Upholds Exclusion of Theology and Religion Majors from Virginia's College Tuition Grant Program

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In Hall v. Fleming ,  (4th Cir., May 13, 2026), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of a Virginia Tuition Ass...

Exclusion of Religious High Schools from Vermont's Tuition Payment Program Does Not Violate Free Exercise Clause

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In Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders ,  (D VT, May 12, 2026), a Vermont federal district court upheld against constitutional attack a...

Agriculture Department Employees Sue Secretary Alleging Establishment Clause Violations

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Seven employees of the Department of Agriculture and a federal employees' union filed suit yesterday against the Department and Agricult...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

DHS Seeks Land Near Catholic Shrine for Border Wall Construction

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 As reported by Axios , the Department of Homeland Security is seeking to take by eminent domain 14 acres of land belonging to the Catholic ...

Noise Ordinance Arrest Did Not Violate First Amendment or State RFRA

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In Acevedo v. Zatora , (ND IL, May 11, 2026), an Illinois federal district court dismissed plaintiff's claims that police officers viola...