Showing posts with label Free speech. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Free speech. Show all posts
Friday, July 24, 2026

9th Circuit: School Social Worker's Office Display Was Government Speech Subject to School Regulation

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In Theis v. Intermountain Education Service District Board of Directors ,  (9th Cir., July 21, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ...
Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Catholic Sisters Sue To Invalidate New York's Assisted Suicide Counseling Requirement

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Last week, four Orders of Catholic Sisters along with the Catholic Diocese and Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, filed suit in a New Yor...
Friday, July 10, 2026

Suit Seeks Accommodation for Christian Library Employee Who Objects To Using Co-Workers' Preferred Names and Pronouns

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Suit was filed yesterday in a Louisiana federal district court by a Library Technician who was fired for refusing to comply with the library...
Tuesday, July 07, 2026

8th Circuit Remands Case That Invalidated Conversion Therapy Bans

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In Wyatt Bury, L.L.C. v. City of Kansas City, Missouri ,  (8th Cir., July 2, 2026), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals sent back to the d...
Monday, July 06, 2026

1st Circuit Upholds Maine's Antidiscrimmination Rules For Religious Schools Except Its Religiouis Expression Nondiscrimination Requirement

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Last week, the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals issued opinions in two cases raising similar, but not identical, challenges to the antidisc...
Monday, June 29, 2026

Supreme Court Review Sought by Teacher Who Objects to School's Gender identity Policy

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 A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court last week in Polk v. Montgomery County Public Schools , (Sup...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

Parents Sue California School District Over Opt-Out Rights

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Suit was filed this week in a California federal district court challenging a California school district's refusal to allow parents to o...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Nassau County Buffer and Bubble Zones Around Houses of Worship Violate Free-Speech Rights

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In Borecky v. County of Nassau ,  (ED NY, June 18, 2026), a New York federal district court issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcem...
Friday, June 19, 2026

Cert. Petition Filed Challenging Grant of Qualified Immunity In 1st Amendment Case

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A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed with the U.S Supreme Court last week seeking review of the 5th Circuit's decision in ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Cert. Denied In School's Discipline of Pro-Life Student Group

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The Supreme Court yesterday denied review in E.D. v. Noblesville School District,  (Docket No. 25-906, certiorari  denied 6/15/2026). At iss...
Friday, June 05, 2026

Muslim High Schoolers Sue After Being Disciplined for Instagram Video

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Suit was filed yesterday in a Virginia federal district court against Fairfax County schools by four Muslim students who were disciplined be...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

Title VI Does Not Bar Religious Discrimination

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In Storms v. Carcieri , (D NJ, May 26, 2026), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed a suit which challenged a requirement by the Som...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Kars4Kids Violated False Advertising and Unfair Competition Laws by Not Disclosing Its Religious Ties

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In Puterbaugh v. Kars4Kids, LLC ,  (CA Super. Ct., May 8, 2026), a California state trial court held that Kars4Kids violated California'...
Monday, May 18, 2026

Certiorari Denied In Christian Day Care's Challenge to California's Licensing Requirements

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The U.S. Supreme Court today denied review in  Foothills Ministries v. Johnson,  (Docket No. 25-802,  certiorari  denied 5/18/2026) ( Order ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Noise Ordinance Arrest Did Not Violate First Amendment or State RFRA

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In Acevedo v. Zatora , (ND IL, May 11, 2026), an Illinois federal district court dismissed plaintiff's claims that police officers viola...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

Released-Time Provider Sues School District After Termination For Facebook Posting

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Suit was filed last week in a Georgia federal district court by a Christian ministry-- Sweet Onion Christian Learning Center-- that has offe...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Supreme Court: Pregnancy Resource Center Has Standing to Challenge Subpoena for Donor Records

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The Supreme Court today in First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Davenport ,  (Sup. Ct., April 29, 2026), held that First Choic...

British Court Reverses Conviction of Christian for Sending Offensive Anti- Abortion Emails

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In The King v. Skinner , (Crown Ct., April 24, 2026), a British Crown Court set aside a Magistrate Court's conviction under the Communic...
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...
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...