Sunday, May 17, 2026

Presidential Message on the Feast of the Ascension

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Last Thursday, the White House posted a Presidential Message on the Feast of the Ascension ( full text ). The Message said in part: Forty d...

Texas and DOJ Settle With Texas Hospital Ending Its Gender Transition Services and Creating Detransition Clinic

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Last Friday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the U.S. Department of Justice announced an unusual settlement agreement with Texas Child...
Friday, May 15, 2026

Denial of Burial Permit Did Not Violate 1st Amendment or RLUIPA

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In Baxter v. San Berdino County ,  (CD CA, May 5, 2026), a California federal magistrate judge recommended dismissing plaintiff's challe...

Court Dismisses Claim That Microchipping Plaintiff's Dog Violated Plaintiff's Free Exercise Rights

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In Stokes v. City Dogs Animal Control ,  (ND OH, May 12, 2026), an Ohio federal district court dismissed a pro se  plaintiff's claim tha...
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Supreme Court, Through Stays While Appeals Continue, Allows Continued Mail-Order Delivery of Mifepristone

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The Supreme Court today, in a 7-2 decision in Danco Laboratories, LLC v.  Louisiana ,  ( Sup. Ct., May 14, 2026) ,  granted a stay while app...

4th Circuit Upholds Exclusion of Theology and Religion Majors from Virginia's College Tuition Grant Program

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In Hall v. Fleming ,  (4th Cir., May 13, 2026), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of a Virginia Tuition Ass...

Exclusion of Religious High Schools from Vermont's Tuition Payment Program Does Not Violate Free Exercise Clause

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In Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders ,  (D VT, May 12, 2026), a Vermont federal district court upheld against constitutional attack a...

Agriculture Department Employees Sue Secretary Alleging Establishment Clause Violations

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Seven employees of the Department of Agriculture and a federal employees' union filed suit yesterday against the Department and Agricult...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

DHS Seeks Land Near Catholic Shrine for Border Wall Construction

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 As reported by Axios , the Department of Homeland Security is seeking to take by eminent domain 14 acres of land belonging to the Catholic ...

Noise Ordinance Arrest Did Not Violate First Amendment or State RFRA

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In Acevedo v. Zatora , (ND IL, May 11, 2026), an Illinois federal district court dismissed plaintiff's claims that police officers viola...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Ohio AG Resigns to Take Position with Christian Legal Advocacy Organization

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Dayton Daily News  last week reported that term-limited Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has resigned, effective June 7, in order to take a p...

USCIRF Urges President to Fill Position of Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom yesterday issued a statement ( full text ) urging President Trump to select a nominee...
Monday, May 11, 2026

Nebraska Supreme Court Rules on Non-Custodial Parent's Right To Influence Children's Religious Upbringing

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In Munsell v. Munsell ,  (NE Sup. Ct., May 8, 2026), the Nebraska Supreme Court modified a trial court's divorce decree in a dispute ove...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Chad G. Marzen & William Woodyard,  Pope Francis: The Progressive Pope of American Jurisprudence ,  (May 06, 2026). Christoph...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

Released-Time Provider Sues School District After Termination For Facebook Posting

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Suit was filed last week in a Georgia federal district court by a Christian ministry-- Sweet Onion Christian Learning Center-- that has offe...