Monday, December 22, 2025

5th Circuit 10-7 Denies En Banc Review in Case of Leafleting by Christian Vegetarian Advocate

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By a 10-7 vote, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition for an en banc  rehearing in Hershey v. City of Bossier City ,  (5th...

Bagua Mirror on City Property Did Not Violate Establishment Clause

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In Ngo v. City of Westminster ,  (CD CA, Nov. 26, 2025), a California federal district court held that display of a Bagua Mirror on city pr...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Francis Beckwith, One and a Half Cheers for Integralism:  Liberalism's Broken Promises and the New Draw of the Confessional S...
Sunday, December 21, 2025

KY Supreme Court: Denial of Zoning Permit to Church Did Not Violate RLUIPA

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In Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Frederic ,  (KY Sup. Ct., Dec. 18,2025), the Kentucky Supreme Court held that RLUIPA was ...
Friday, December 19, 2025

HHS Proposes Rules to Bar Hospitals from Performing Gender Affirming Care to Minors

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The Department of Health and Human Services today published in the Federal Register two Releases proposing rule changes that would effective...

6th Circuit: Michigan's Ban on Conversion Therapy for Minors Violates 1st Amendment

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In Catholic Charities of Jackson, Lenawee, and Hillsdale Counties v. Whitmer ,  (6th Cir., Dec. 17, 2025), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of App...
Thursday, December 18, 2025

Oklahoma Supreme Court Invalidates Religion-Based Social Study Standards

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In Randall v. Fields ,  (OK Sup. Ct., Dec. 16, 2025), the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision held that the Oklahoma State Board of Edu...
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Firing of Synagogue Religious Teacher for Anti-Israel Blog Post Is Upheld By NY's Top Court

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In Sander v. Westchester Reform Temple ,  (NY Ct. App., Dec. 16, 2025), the New York Court of Appeals (New York's highest court) affirme...

CAIR Sues Florida Over Terrorism Designation

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As previously reported , earlier this month Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an Executive Order designating CAIR (the Council on America...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

2nd Circuit Upholds Prison's Restriction of Inmate's Access to Smudging Ritual

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In Baltas v Jones , (2d Cir., Dec. 15, 2025), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a prisoner's free exercise c...
Monday, December 15, 2025

Recent Articles of Interest

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 From SSRN: Whittney Barth, Pierce v. Society of Sisters and Diminishing Protections for Teachers at Religious Schools ,  (100 Notre Dame La...