Friday, December 12, 2025

Ministerial Exception Bars Former Priest's Title VII Claims

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In Obienu v. Archdiocese of New Orleans ,  (ED LA, Dec. 11, 2025), a Louisiana federal district court held that a former priest's Title ...
Thursday, December 11, 2025

Religious Liberty Commission Hears Testimony on Religious Liberty in the Military

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Yesterday, the federal Religious Liberty Commission held a hearing on Religious Liberty in the Military. The Announcement of the hearing sa...

7th Circuit: Plaintiff Must Allege More Than Conclusory Statements of Religious Belief to Get Religious Exemption

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In Troogstad v. City of Chicago , (7th Cir., Dec. 9, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of free exercise clai...
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Vice President's Hanukkah Reception Invite Includes Christmas Theme

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Vice President JD Vance will host a Hanukkah Reception at the Vice President's Residence on December 15. The Invitation  features a rend...

Suit Challenges High School's Ban on Religious and Political Messages on Its Spirit Rock

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A suit was filed this week in a North Carolina federal district court by a high school student whose patriotic and religious tribute to the ...

DOJ Seeks to Intervene in Suit Over Christian Males' Reaction to Transgender Use of Boy's Locker Room

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The Justice Department this week filed a Motion to Intervene  and a Memorandum In Support of its motion in S.W. v. Loudoun County School Bo...

Florida Declares CAIR To Be Terrorist Organization

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on December 8 issued Executive Order Number 25-244 titled  Protecting Floridians from Radical Islamic Terroris...
Tuesday, December 09, 2025

11th Circuit: Pedestrian Buffer Zone at Abortion Clinic's Parking Lot Entrance Violates Leafleters Free Speech Rights

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In Florida Preborn Rescue, Inc. v. City of Clearwater, Florida ,  (11th Cir., Dec. 4. 2025), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-...

Supreme Court Remands Amish Parents' Challenge to Ending of Religious Exemptions from Vaccinations

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court in Miller v. McDonald,  (Docket No. 25-133, Dec. 8, 2025) ( Order List ), granted certiorari , vacated the...
Monday, December 08, 2025

President Issues Message on Feast of the Immaculate Conception

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Today, President Trump issued a "Presidential Message on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception" ( full text ). The Message reads ...

No Religious Discrimination Shown in Enforcement of Septic Tank Code

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In Schoff v. Illinois Human Rights Commission ,  (IL App., Dec. 4, 2025), an Illinois state appellate court affirmed the decision of the sta...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Candice Mason Kulbeth, Speech Is Only Free for the Privileged: The Moral Mechanics of Neutrality , (October 25, 2025). Osama S. ...

Texas Sues Promoters of Development Aimed at Muslim Home Buyers

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last week that he has filed suit in a Texas state trial court against the East Plano Islamic Ce...
Saturday, December 06, 2025

HHS Replaces Label on Portrait of Former Official to Reflect Administration's Refusal to Recognize Changes in Gender Identity

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NPR reports  that the U.S. Public Health Service has altered the official portrait of Admiral Rachel Levine who served for four years as dep...
Friday, December 05, 2025

Camping Ordinance Does Not Violate Free Exercise Rights of Homeless Resident

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In Hebbe v. City of Folsom , (ED CA, Dec. 3, 2025), plaintiff who is an unhoused resident of Folsom, California, challenges on numerous grou...

7th Circuit: Chicago's Reporting Requirement for Employees During Covid Pandemic Were Constitutional

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In Kondilis v. City of Chicago , (7th Cir., Dec. 2, 2025), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected claims by City of Chicago employee...