Saturday, January 24, 2026

NIH Ends Funding of Research Using Human Fetal Tissue from Elective Abortions

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On Thursday, the National Institute of Health announced ( press release ) that it will no longer fund research involving human fetal tissue ...
Friday, January 23, 2026

HHS Says Illinois Right to Conscience Act Violates Federal Law

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On January 21, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights sent a Notice of Violation ( full text ) to the state of I...

Anti-Abortion Sidewalk Counselor Loses Challenge to City's Sign Ordinance

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In Hamann v. City of Carbondale, Illinois ,  (SD IL, Jan. 21, 2026), an Illinois federal district court refused to preliminarily enjoin the ...

Pope Leo Is Invited to Join Trump's Board of Peace

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Speaking to the press on Wednesday, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin confirmed that Pope Leo XIV has been invited by Presi...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Samoa's Prime Minister Suggests Restricting Religious Liberty for Non-Christians

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 Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported  this week that in the Southern Pacific island nation of Samoa, with a population of 220,000, religi...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

5th Circuit En Banc Hears Challenges To 2 States' Laws Requiring Posting of 10 Commandments in Classrooms

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The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday, sitting en banc,  heard oral arguments in two cases raising the question of the constitutio...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Certiorari Denied in Chabad's Suit Against the Russian Federation

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The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in Agudas Chasidei Chabad v. Russian Federation,  (Sup. Ct., Docket No. 24-909,  certiorari denie...

Media Report U.S. Is Considering Offering Asylum to British Jews

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Media in Britain, the U.S. and Israel are reporting that the U.S. State Department is considering offering asylum to British Jews because of...
Monday, January 19, 2026

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: L. Joe Dunman, Religion in the Law: An Open Access Casebook (2d Ed.) , (January 04, 2026). Richard Yuan, Reverse-Hostage Strateg...
Sunday, January 18, 2026

2025 Religious Freedom Index Released

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Last Friday, Becket released the 7th edition of its Religious Freedom Index reflecting a poll of 1002 respondents surveyed between Sept. 29 ...