Friday, May 29, 2026

Federal Court Won't Order Public School to Allow Homeschooler to Play Interscholastic Sports

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 In Palmer v. Virginia High School League, Inc. ,  (WD VA, May 27, 2026), a Virginia federal district court rejected an equal protection cha...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

6th Circuit: Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Challenge Michigan's Reproductive Rights Amendment

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In Right to Life of Michigan v. Whitmer ,  (6th Cir., May 26, 2026), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Michigan district cour...

Title VI Does Not Bar Religious Discrimination

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In Storms v. Carcieri , (D NJ, May 26, 2026), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed a suit which challenged a requirement by the Som...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

DOJ Sues UCLA Under Title VI for Discrimination Against Jewish and Israeli Students

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Yesterday the Justice Department announced that it has filed suit against the University of California, Los Angeles, alleging that UCLA vio...

Certiorari Denied in Interlocutory Appeal of Church Autonomy Ruling

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The Supreme Court yesterday denied review in Conference of Catholic Bishops v. O'Connell,  (Docket No. 25-849, certiorari denied 5/26/20...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Pope Leo's First Encyclical Addresses Governments as Well as Individuals

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 Yesterday, Pope Leo XIV issued his first Encyclical. The 245-paragraph document is titled Magnifica Humanitas; On Safeguarding the Human Pe...

Tennessee Enacts Women's Safety and Protection Act

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On May 22, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed  SB0468, the Women's Safety and Protection Act ( full text ). The new law defines the term...
Monday, May 25, 2026

President Issues Message on Pentecost

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 Yesterday, the White House posted a "Presidential Message on Pentecost" ( full text ). It reads in part: Melania and I join many ...

President's Memorial Day Proclamation

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President Trump last week issued a Proclamation ( full text ) declaring today as Memorial Day, saying in part: ... All Americans inherit the...

Challenge To Tennessee's Requirement That Charter Schools Be Non-Sectarian Moves Ahead

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Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville v. Knox County Board of Education ,  (ED TN, May 22, 2026), is the latest court challenge to state laws tha...
Sunday, May 24, 2026

New York City Moves to Protect Residents From Hajj and Umrah Related Fraud

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On May 20, New York City Council passed legislation designed to help New Yorkers recognize fraudulent Hajj and Umrah -related promotions. Th...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

Ministerial Exception Is No Defense to Child Labor Trafficking Claims

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In Zan Sun v. Shen Yun Performing Arts, Inc. ,  (SD NY, May 18, 2026), a New York federal district court held that the ministerial exception...

Suit In Utah Challenges IVF Disposal of Non-Implanted Embryos

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Suit was filed late last month in a Utah state trial court against seven fertility clinics challenging the methods they use in IVF procedure...

Limited Discovery Allowed to Determine If Case Turns on a Religious Question

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In Gaskins v. McLean Bible Church ,  (VA Ct. App., May 19, 2026), a Virginia state appellate court allowed dissident members of a non-denomi...

Washington Foster Care Licensing Agency Modifies Rules in Settlement of Litigation

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 As previously reported , in DeGross v. Hunter , (WD WA, April 22, 2026), a Washington federal district court refused to dismiss free speech...