Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Supreme Court Hears Arguments Today in Falun Gong Practitioners' Alien Tort Statute Suit

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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this morning in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe I.  In the case, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals...
Monday, April 27, 2026

Released-Time Provider Must Get Equal Treatment with Secular Organizations

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 In LifeWise, Inc. v. Everett Public School District , (WD WA, April 24, 2026), LifeWise, an organization that provides off-premise released...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Avishai Akiva Dos-Lobitos, The Condition of the Mother: Partus Sequitur Ventrem and the Construction of Hereditary Status in Colo...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

New York City Law Providing Police Perimeters During Demonstrations Around Houses of Worship Goes into Effect

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As reported by JNS , last week New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that he would not veto a law protecting houses of worship during...
Friday, April 24, 2026

Candidate's Antisemitic Statements Are Included in California's Official Election Guide

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California's Secretary of State this week began sending to voters and posted online its Official Voter Information Guide for the June 2 ...

Challenge To Louisiana's Required Classroom Posting of 10 Commandments Dismissed on Ripeness Grounds

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In Dier v. Landry ,  (ED LA, April 22, 2026), a Louisiana federal district court dismissed on ripeness grounds a school teacher's challe...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

1st Amendment Challenges to State's Foster Care Licensing Policy Move Ahead

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In DeGross v. Hunter ,  (WD WA, April 22, 2026), a Washington federal district court refused to dismiss free speech and free exercise claims...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

5th Circuit En Banc Upholds Texas Law Requiring Posting of 10 Commandments In Classrooms

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In Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District ,  (5th Cir., April 21, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc ...

Cert. Petition Filed in Covid Religious Exemption Case

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A petition for certiorari ( full text ) has been filed in Petersen v. Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue,  (Sup. Ct., filed 4/16/2026). In...

European Court Invalidates Hungarian Law Shielding Minors from Transgender and Homosexual Depictions

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In European Commission v. Hungary ,  (CJEU, April 21, 2026), the Court of Justice of the European Union held that Hungary's Law on the P...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Pennsylvania Medicaid Coverage Exclusion for Most Abortions Held Unconstitutional

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In Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services , (PA Commonwealth Ct., April 20, 2026), the Pennsylvan...

Certiorari Denied in Challenge to School Policy on Gender Transitioning Students

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday denied review in Foote v. Ludlow School Committee,  (Docket No. 25-77, certiorari  denied 4/20/2026). ( Ord...