Friday, June 05, 2026

Muslim High Schoolers Sue After Being Disciplined for Instagram Video

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Suit was filed yesterday in a Virginia federal district court against Fairfax County schools by four Muslim students who were disciplined be...

Indian Court Rules Deceased's Direction on Disposition of Body After Death Controls Over Children's Wish for Religious Rites

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In India, the High Court in the state of Kerala has held that the wishes of the deceased to have her body donated to a medical college for e...

TRO Under RFRA Extends Legal Immigration Status of Nigerian Deacon

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In Archdiocese of Santa Fe v. Mullin ,  (D NM, June 2, 2026), a New Mexico federal district court issued a temporary restraining order ex pa...
Thursday, June 04, 2026

Jews for Jesus' Anti-SLAPP Motion in Defamation Case Fails

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 In Amitay v. Jews for Jesus ,  (CA App., May 28, 2026), a California state appellate court held that a defamation claims against Jews for J...

St. John's Challenges Jurisdiction of NY PERB Over Its Relations with Its Faculty Union

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St. John's University filed suit this week in a New York federal district court challenging on 1st Amendment grounds jurisdiction of the...

2nd Circuit: Denial of Covid Vaccine Religious Exemption Because of Undue Hardship Triggers Only Rational Basis Review

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In Vesterman v. New York City Department of Education ,  (2d Cir., June 3, 2026), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismiss...
Wednesday, June 03, 2026

Indiana and Tennessee Declare June as Nuclear Family Month

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On June 1, the beginning of Pride Month, Indiana Governor Mike Braun issued a Proclamation ( full text ) declaring June 2026 as Nuclear Fami...

European Court Says Serbia's Ban on Pro-Falun Gong Demonstrations Violated Right to Peaceably Assemble

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In Serbian-Chinese Friendship Society FDH v. Serbia , (ECHR, June 2, 2026), the European Court of Human Rights held that the Serbian governm...
Tuesday, June 02, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Announces New Steps to Combat Antisemitism

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Yesterday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new measures to combat antisemitism in Canada. A  press release from the Prime Min...

D.C. Circuit: Transgender Troops Can Remain in Military, But Ban on New Trans Enlistees Remains for Now

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As previously reported , in March 2025 the federal district court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction barring the m...

President Issues Message on Global Coptic Day

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Yesterday, the White House posted a Presidential Message on Global Coptic Day ( full text ). The Message reads in part: More than 2,000 year...
Monday, June 01, 2026

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Nathan B. Oman, "All Other Religious Sects Shall Have Free Toleration": Recovering the Early Mormon Conception of Relig...
Friday, May 29, 2026

2nd Circuit: USCIS Rejection of Yemini Guardianships as Equivalent to Adoption Did Not Violate RFRA

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In Alsonidar v. Mullin ,  (2d Cir., May 26, 2026), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the US Citizenship and Immigration Service...

Children's Minister May Not Sue Church for Wrongful Discharge

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In Elmore v. Mount Vernon Baptist Church ,  (WV App, May 27, 2026), a West Virginia state appellate court affirmed the dismissal of a suit b...

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...