Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Ministry Loses Challenge to Ban on Sex Offenders Living Near Places That Children Gather

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In Hope Prison Ministries v. City of Fort Worth, Texas ,  (ND TX, Aug. 14, 2026), a Christian ministry that operates transitional housing fo...

4th Circuit Rejects DHS's Elimination of Protection Against Immigration Raids at Churches

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In Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security , (4th Cir., Aug. 18, 2026), the ...

2025 Data on Hate Crimes in U.S. Released

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Last week, the FBI released  its 2025 Reported Crime Statistics. In a summary of the data , the FBI said that "hate crimes motivated by...
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Supreme Court Review Sought in Texas 10 Commandments Cases

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 A joint petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed yesterday with the Supreme Court in Nathan v. Alamo Heights School District and Cr...

Police Enforcement of Rules Set by Farmers' Market Does Not Support a Section 1983 Action

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In Conwell v. City of Benson, Minnesota ,  (D MN, Aug. 14, 2026), a Minnesota federal district court denied a motion for a temporary restrai...

Teacher's Free-Speech Rights Not Infringed by Requirement to Use Students' Preferred Names and Pronouns

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In Ellis v. The Brooke Charter Schools ,  (D MA, Aug. 13, 2026), a Massachusetts federal district court rejected claims by a public charter ...
Monday, August 17, 2026

Suit Claims Head of Georgian Orthodox Church in North America Is Attempting To Wrongfully Take Property of 3 Monasteries

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Suit was filed last week in a New York federal district court against the presiding bishop of the Georgian Orthodox Church in North America ...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Wenfu Zheng, The Dynamics of Redemption: From Sovereign Decree, Intercession, Compassion, Justice, Calling, Leading, and the Cent...
Friday, August 14, 2026

Arizona Supreme Court Defines Elements of Clergy-Penitent Privilege

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In  Rodriguez-Ramirez v. State of Arizona , (AZ Sup. Ct., Aug. 12, 2026), the Arizona Supreme Court held that a conversation which the pasto...

DOJ's Title VI Suit Against Harvard Is Dismissed

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 As previously reported , in March the Justice Department filed suit against Harvard University alleging discrimination against Jewish and I...
Thursday, August 13, 2026

Certiorari Petition Seeks Overruling of Locke v Davey

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 A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed Tuesday with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the 4th Circuit's decision in...

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Sues to Challenge School's Ban on Outside Adults at Student Religious Club Meetings

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Suit was filed this week in a New Jersey federal district court by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) challenging a New Jersey schoo...
Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Massachusetts Liberalizes Access to Late Term Abortions

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On Monday, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed H.5595, titled An Act Prioritizing Patient Access To Care ( full text ). Under previo...

Suit Challenges Illinois End of Life Options Act

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Suit was filed yesterday in an Illinois federal district court by four Catholic doctors, a Catholic bishop and a Lutheran skilled nursing fa...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Court Grants Reconsideration in Free Exercise Challenge to School's Policy on Student Social Transitioning

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In Mead v. Rockford Public School District , (WD MI, Aug. 7, 2026), a Michigan federal district court granted a motion for reconsideration o...

Cert. Filed by Korean Spa That Only Admits Biological Women

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A petition for review ( full text ) in Olympus Spa v. Armstrong,  (Sup. Ct., certiorari  filed 8/10/2026), was filed with the Supreme Court ...