Wednesday, April 23, 2025

DOJ Hosts First Meeting of Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias

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 A Department of Justice press release  reports that yesterday the DOJ hosted the inaugural meeting of the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Chri...

Christian Foster Care Ministry Can Limit Hiring to Those of Its Own Faith

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In Gracehaven, Inc. v. Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services , (SD OH, April 21, 2025), an Oho federal district court issu...
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

President Responds to Death of Pope Francis

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President Trump issued a Proclamation ( full text ) yesterday ordering flags to be flown at half-staff on the day of the late Pope Francis...

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Permissive Opt-Out of Children from Exposure To LGBTQ-Friendly Books

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The U.S. Supreme Court this morning will hear oral arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor.  In the case, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals affir...

Religious Corporation Exemption to Maryland Anti-Discrimination Law Does Not Excuse LGBT Discrimination Against Data Analyst

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In Doe v. Catholic Relief Services ,  (D MD, April 21, 2025), a Maryland federal district court held that the religious corporation exemptio...

Parents Lack Standing to Challenge Law Barring Schools from Disclosing Child's Change of Name or Pronoun

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In Chino Valley Unified School District v. Newsom ,  (ED CA, April 18, 2025), a California federal district court held that plaintiffs, pare...
Monday, April 21, 2025

Supreme Court Hears Arguments Today on Mandated Insurance Coverage for Anti-HIV Drugs Over Religious Objections

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The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments this morning in Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, Inc.  Plaintiffs in the case objected on religi...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: R. Shawn Gunnarson, James Cleith Phillips & Christopher Bates, Religions Employment and the Tensions Between Liberty and Equa...
Friday, April 18, 2025

"Religious" Belief Defined Broadly in Title VII Claim

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Numerous cases challenging employers' refusal to grant exemptions to Covid vaccine mandates during the height of the Covid epidemic cont...
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Catholic Employers Get Permanent Injunction Against EEOC

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In Catholic Benefits Association v. Luca s, (D ND, April 25, 2025), a North Dakota federal district court converted a preliminary injunction...

Appellate Court Upholds $1.2M Fine Against Church for Violating Covid Public Health Orders

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In People of the State of California v. Calvary Chapel San Jose ,  (CA App., April 15, 2025), a California state appellate court affirmed th...

USCIS Is Screening Immigration Applicants for Antisemitic Activity

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Last week (April 9), the Department of Homeland Security announced that it will begin screening the social media of aliens applying for immi...
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

UK Supreme Court Interprets Meaning of "Sex" In UK's Equality Act as Biological Sex

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In For Women Scotland Ltd. v. The Scottish Ministers , (UK SC, April 16, 2025), the United Kingdom Supreme Court held that considering the i...

3rd Circuit Hears Arguments on Whether Religious Motivation of Founders Allows Nonprofit Corporation to Assert Free Exercise Claims

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On April 9, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments ( audio of full oral arguments ) in United States v. Safehouse.  In t...

West Virginia Enacts Parents' Bill of Rights

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On April 14, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey signed HB 2129, the Parents' Bill of Rights ( full text ). The new law provides in ...

Religious Exemption from Medicaid Program Not Required

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In Kynwulf v. Corcoran , (SD OH, April 11, 2025), an Ohio federal district court rejected plaintiff's claim that his free exercise right...
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Nathan B. Oman, That Principle of Freedom…Belongs to All Mankind: The United States Constitution and Religious Freedom in the Lat...