Monday, July 13, 2026

Detainee Sues Wrong Parties Over Available Religious Texts on Jail's Android Tablets

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In Coleman v. LVMPD,  (D NV, July 8, 2026), a Nevada federal district court at the screening stage dismissed with leave to amend a religious...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Travis Gilly, The Church the Law Cannot Refuse: Automated Ministry, Disability Access, and the Collapse of the Church-Definition ...
Friday, July 10, 2026

Suit Seeks Accommodation for Christian Library Employee Who Objects To Using Co-Workers' Preferred Names and Pronouns

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Suit was filed yesterday in a Louisiana federal district court by a Library Technician who was fired for refusing to comply with the library...
Thursday, July 09, 2026

Suit Challenges U.S. Providing Information to Iran About Asylum Seekers Including Members of Religious Minorities

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An advocacy organization for Iranian Americans filed suit this week challenging the Trump Administration's treatment of Iranians-- inclu...

3rd Circuit Hears Arguments on Rules Protecting Employers Who Have Objections to Furnishing Employees Contraception Coverage

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On July 7, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and New Jersey v. President of the Uni...
Wednesday, July 08, 2026

Church Autonomy Doctrine Prevents Review of Salvation Army's Ban on Certain Methadone Treatments in Its Rehab Centers

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In Tassinari v. The Salvation Army , (D MA, July 6, 2026), a Massachusetts federal district court dismissed claims that The Salvation Army (...
Tuesday, July 07, 2026

DOJ Letter Emphasizes U.S. Rejection of International Criminal Court Jurisdiction

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The Justice Department on June 29 sent a Letter ( full text ) to the President of the International Criminal Court reiterating that the Unit...

8th Circuit Remands Case That Invalidated Conversion Therapy Bans

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In Wyatt Bury, L.L.C. v. City of Kansas City, Missouri ,  (8th Cir., July 2, 2026), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals sent back to the d...
Monday, July 06, 2026

1st Circuit Upholds Maine's Antidiscrimmination Rules For Religious Schools Except Its Religiouis Expression Nondiscrimination Requirement

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Last week, the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals issued opinions in two cases raising similar, but not identical, challenges to the antidisc...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Kevin Crow, Subjects and Objects of God: Non-state Normative Orders and International Corporate Theology , (June 07, 2026). Step...
Friday, July 03, 2026

Religious Liberty in America at 250

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 As America celebrates its 250th Anniversary this weekend, thoughtful reflections on America's tradition of religious liberty have appea...

5th Circuit: Evidence of Defendant's Affiliation with Satanism Was Relevant in Sentencing Phase of Murder Trial

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In Davis v. Guerrero , (5th Cir., June 25, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the death sentence imposed on Irving Davis wh...

Oregon's Definition of "Religious Employer" Violates Free Exercise Rights of Right-To-Life Organization

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In Oregon Right to Life v. O'Day , (D OR, July 1, 2026), an Oregon federal district court held that provisions in Oregon's Reproduct...