Showing posts with label Establishment Clause. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Establishment Clause. Show all posts
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Agriculture Department Employees Sue Secretary Alleging Establishment Clause Violations

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Seven employees of the Department of Agriculture and a federal employees' union filed suit yesterday against the Department and Agricult...
Friday, May 01, 2026

Court Orders Action to Protect Reputation of Party Sanctioned by Rabbinical Court

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In   In re Bain v. Strulovitch , (Westchester Cty. NY Sup. Ct., April 29, 2026), a New York state trial court found itself in the middle of ...
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 ...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Religious Liberty Commission Holds Final Hearing; Chairman Rejects Church-State Separation

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Yesterday, the President's Religious Liberty Commission held its final hearing, focusing on the past, present and future of religious li...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Challenge Creation of Taks Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias

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In Hall v U.S. Department of Justice ,  (ND CA, April 9, 2026), a California federal district court held that plaintiff lacks standing to ch...
Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Church Challenges Injunction Barring Use of Its Property for Worship Services

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Suit was filed last week in a Florida federal district court by members and elders of the Coastal Family Church challenging a temporary inju...

California's Marriage Laws Survive Unusual 1st Amendment Challenge

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In Hunter v. State of California ,  (CD CA, March 31, 2026), a California federal district court accepted the findings, conclusions, and rec...

Exclusion of Religious Training from College Grant Program Is Upheld

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In Johnson v. Fleming , (ED VA, March 31, 2026), a Virginia federal district court dismissed Free Exercise Clause, Establishment Clause, and...
Wednesday, April 01, 2026

Court Orders Removal of Arkansas 10 Commandments Monument from State Capitol Grounds

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In Cave v. Jester , (ED AR, March 31, 2026), an Arkansas federal district court ordered the Arkansas Secretary of State to remove a Ten Comm...
Friday, March 20, 2026

High School Teacher Did Not Violate Constitution in Counseling Muslim Student Who Converted to Christianity

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In Chaudhry v. Thorsen ,  (ND IL, March 18, 2026), an Illinois federal district court rejected Establishment Clause, substantive due process...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Court Permanently Enjoins Enforcement of Arkansas Law Requiring 10 Commandments in Every Classroom

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In Stinson v. Fayetteville School District  , (WD AR, March 16, 2026), an Arkansas federal district court issued a permanent injunction barr...
Friday, March 13, 2026

Oklahoma AG Sues to Overturn Charter School Board's Strategic Factual Record In Rejecting Religious School

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As previously reported , in May 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court split evenly, 4-4, on the constitutionality Oklahoma funding a religiously spon...

Cemetery Loses Free Exercise and Establishment Clause Challenges to Permit Denial

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In Steelmantown Church v. Carlton County, Minnesota ,  (D MN, March 11, 2026), a Minnesota federal district court dismissed claims under the...
Wednesday, March 04, 2026

Advocacy Group Says Military Commanders Are Describing Iran Operations in Christian Biblical Terms

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The Military Religious Freedom Foundation , an advocacy organization dedicated to assuring church-state separation in the armed forces, repo...

Suit Alleges Unconstitutional Exclusion of Muslim Schools from Texas School Choice Program

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A Muslim parent filed suit this week in a Texas federal district court challenging the state's exclusion of accredited Islamic private s...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Hospital Justified In Firing Nurse for Praying with Patients, Discussing Holocaust With Patient

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In Sanders v. Kootenai Hospital District ,  (D ID, Feb. 20, 2026), an Idaho federal district court rejected various claims by Claudia Sander...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

5th Circuit En Banc: Challenge to Louisiana Classroom 10 Commandments Mandate Is Not Ripe

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In Roake v. Brumley , (5th Cir., Feb. 20, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc  by a vote of 11-7 vacated on jurisdi...
Friday, February 20, 2026

Mayor's Statements About Prayer Event Sponsors May Have Violated Establishment Clause

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Johnson v. City of Seattle ,  (WD WA, Feb. 18, 2026), is a suit by promoters of a worship event held in a Seattle park. According to the cou...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Suit Challenges Colorado's Blaine Amendment

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Suit was filed last week in a Colorado federal district court challenging the Colorado Constitution's ban on use of state funds to suppo...
Saturday, January 31, 2026

Court Refuses to Enjoin Coinage Containing "In God We Trust" Motto

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In Clayman v. Bessent ,  (SD FL, Jan. 8, 2026), a Florida federal district court denied plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction...