Sunday, September 20, 2026

President Trump Sends Yom Kippur Greetings

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Yom Kippur begins at sundown this evening. Today the White House posted a" Presidential Message on Yom Kippur" ( full tex t) which...

RLUIPA Does Not Apply to Addiction Treatment Center Imposed as Alternative to Criminal Sentence

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In Bryson v. Page , (SD GA, September 17, 2026), a Georgia federal district court dismissed RLUIPA, Establishment Clause and free exercise c...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Chagai Schlesinger, Autonomy Of Dependent Institutions: Church Autonomy After Carson V. Makin ,  (Utah Law Review, Forthcoming Sp...
Friday, September 18, 2026

Trump Lists 250 Pro-Faith Accomplishments

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Yesterday the White House posted a press release ( full text ) titled  President Trump’s Top 250 Victories For People of Faith . The Release...

Iowa Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Religious Exemption from Required Covid Vaccine

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This week, the Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Perry v. Dordt University, (IA Sup. Ct., argued 9/15/2026). ( Video of full oral a...

Journalist Sues Dearborn for Favoring Muslims Over Christians and Jews

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Suit was filed yesterday in a Michigan federal district court by a journalist who is a resident of Dearborn, Michigan, alleging that the cit...
Thursday, September 17, 2026

Planned Parenthood Challenges Wisconsin's Abortion Access Restrictions

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Suit was filed last week in a Wisconsin state trial court challenging Wisconsin laws which require abortions to be performed only by physici...

Britain's New Law Requiring Reporting of Child Sex Abuse Will Apply to Clergy

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The United Kingdom's Crime and Policing Act 2026 received Royal Assent on April 29, 2026. Section 85 of the Act  requires persons engag...

Today Is Constitution Day

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Today is Constitution Day, the 239th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. President Trump yesterday issued a Proclamation ( ...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Lincoln Memorial University Settles DOJ's Religious Discrimination Charges

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The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division announced in a press release yesterday that it has entered a voluntary settlement agreement...

Indiana Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Religious Right to Abortion

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Last week, the Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments ( video of full oral arguments ) in  Individual Members of the Medical Licensing B...

Christian Doctors Challenge Colorado's Anti-Discrimination Law

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Suit was filed last week in a Colorado federal district court contending that the 1st and 14th Amendment rights of Christian doctors are bei...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026

9th Circuit: Church Loses Challenge to Washington's Abortion Coverage Mandate

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In Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland, Washington v. Kuderer , (9th Cir., Sept. 14, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-...

Imam's Contract and Defamation Claims Dismissed on Ecclesiastical Abstention Grounds

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In Ahmed v. American Muslim Diversity Association ,  (MI App., Sept. 11, 2026), a Michigan state appellate court upheld the dismissal on ecc...
Monday, September 14, 2026

In Covid Vaccine Case, 9th Circuit Concurrence Argues for Overruling Smith v. Employment Division

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In Lewis-Williams v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District ,  (9th Cir., Sept. 11, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals uphe...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: John Manning, Note, Interpreting Tradition: Newman's Doctrinal Development and Legal Tradition , (41 Notre Dame Journal of La...
Friday, September 11, 2026

President Sends Rosh Hashanah Greetings

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Rosh Hashanah begins this evening at sundown. Today the White House posted a Presidential Message ( full text ) offering greetings to the Je...

Court Enjoins Enforcement Against Synagogue's Voluntary Security Team of Ban on Firearms in Houses of Worship

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In Silver Spring Jewish Center, Inc. v. Montgomery County, Maryland ,  (D MD, Sept. 10, 2026), a Maryland federal district court granted a p...

LDS Church Not Negligent in Failure to Act Against Sex Abuse by Church Elder Against His Daughter

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In Doe v. Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ,  (D OR, Sept. 8, 2026), an Oregon federal...