Friday, November 13, 2026

NYC Health Department Employees Sue Claiming Anti-Jewish Discrimination

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Suit was filed this week in a New York federal district court by seven employees of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygien...

8th Circuit: Jail Officials Had Qualified Immunity In Suit Claiming Limited Access To Religious Material

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In Scharnhorst v. Cantrell , (8th Cir., Nov. 12, 2026), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision held that a sheriff and two ...
Thursday, November 12, 2026

Librarian Fired for Displaying Trans Friendly Book Alleges Religious Discrimination

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 A lawsuit claiming religious, racial and sex discrimination as well as free speech, due process and equal protection violations was filed l...

Claim Against School District for Student-on-Student Antisemitic Bullying Moves Ahead

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In Harris v. General Brown Central School District ,  (ND NY, Nov. 19, 2926), a New York federal district court refused to dismiss claims un...
Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Florida Grand Jury Indicts Man for Mailing Threatening Antisemitic Letters to Organizations and Individuals

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 On Monday, the Department of Justice announced that a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida has indicted 58-year-old Bria...

Trinidad and Tobago's Criminalization of "Buggery" Struck Down by Privy Council

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Britain's  Judicial Committee of the Privy Council  is the highest appellate authority for certain territories and former territories of...
Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Trump Nominates Matthew Zandi To EEOC

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Yesterday the White House announced  that President Trump has sent to the Senate the nomination of  Matthew Zandi to be a member of the Equ...

Court Says Indictment of Church Leaders on Forced Labor Charges Does Not Violate 1st Amendment or RLUIPA

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In United States v. Taylor ,  (ED MI, Nov. 9, 2026), a Michigan federal district court rejected free exercise and RFRA defenses to indictmen...

Tennessee's Exclusion of Religious Charter Schools Violates 1st Amendment

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In   Wilberforce Academy of Knoxville v. Knox County Board of Education , (ED TN, Nov. 6, 2026), a Tennessee federal district court held tha...
Monday, November 09, 2026

Australia Releases Updated Plan to Combat Antisemitism

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On October 30, Australia's Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism released a 40-page update to Australia's national plan for combattin...

President Sends Diwali Greetings

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Yesterday was the main day of the 5-day festival of Diwali . The White House yesterday posted a Presidential Message on Diwali . It reads in...

Recent Articles of Interest

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 From SSRN: Achmad Shiva'ul Haq Asjach, Arinal Muna & Hilma Luthfia, Islamic Religious Counselors in the Modern Era: A Critical Anal...
Friday, November 06, 2026

11th Circuit Rejects Hebrew-Israelite Inmate's Complaints About Diet Accommodations

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In Robinson v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections ,  (11th Cir., Nov. 4, 2026), the U.S.11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the...

WV Supreme Court Construes Fraud Exception to Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine

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In State of West Virginia  ex rel. Trustees of the West Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church v. Wills ,  (WV Sup. Ct. App., No...
Thursday, November 05, 2026

Court Refuses to Dismiss Ohio AG's Suit Challenging Closing of Hebrew Union College

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In Wilson v. Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion ,  (OH Com. Pl., Oct. 30, 2026), an Ohio state trial court refused to dismiss...

Islamic Center May Move Ahead with Challenge to Cease-and-Desist Order from Texas Funeral Services Commission

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In East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) v. Texas Funeral Services Commission ,  (WD TX, Sept. 9, 2026), a Texas federal district court refused t...

1st Circuit Denies Injunction Pending Appeal of Maine's School Vaccination Requirement

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In We the Patriots USA, Inc. v. Childs , (1st Cir., Nov. 3, 2026), the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, refused to enjo...