Monday, April 14, 2025

President Issues Holy Week Message, Promising to Defend Christian Faith in Schools and Government Facilities

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Yesterday, the White House issued a Presidential Message on Holy Week, 2025 ( full text ). The President said in part: During this sacred we...

President Sends Passover Greetings on YouTube

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On Saturday, President Trump on a YouTube post  sent Passover greetings to the Jewish people in America, Israel, and around the world. He sa...

Churches Lack Standing to Challenge Rescission of DHS's Sensitive Locations Policy

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In Mennonite Church USA v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security , (D DC, April 11, 2025), the D.C. federal district court, in a suit by 27 ...
Friday, April 11, 2025

Trump Selects Antisemitism and International Religious Freedom Ambassadors

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President Trump announced yesterday on Truth Social that he is nominating Yehuda Kaploun as the United States Special Envoy to Monitor and ...

3rd Circuit Rejects Title VII Claim by ER Doctor Who Was Denied Religious Exemption from Covid Vaccine Mandate

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In Bushra v. Main Line Health, Inc. ,  (3d Cir., April 10, 2025), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a Title VI...

Kansas Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto of Bill Protecting Adoptive Parents' and Agencies' Views on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

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Yesterday, the Kansas legislature overrode Governor Laura Kelly's veto of House Bill 2311, the Adoption Conscience Act ( full text ). T...
Thursday, April 10, 2025

Fired EEOC Commissioner Sues President

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Yesterday, former EEOC Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels filed suit alleging that her removal from the Commission by President Trump was illegal....

Voting Fraud Alleged in World Zionist Congress Elections

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The World Zionist Congress elections continue until May 4. The Congress, with representatives from Jewish communities around the world, all...
Wednesday, April 09, 2025

Broad Compelled Discussion of Abortion with Patients Violates Doctors' Free Speech Rights

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In Schroeder v. Treto , (ND IL, April 4, 2025), an Illinois federal district court held that one amendment to the state's Health Care ri...

Denial of Conditional Use Permit to Church Violated RLUIPA and 1st Amendment

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In Anchor Stone Christian Church v. City of Santa Ana ,  (CD CA, April 7, 2025), a California federal district court issued a preliminary in...
Tuesday, April 08, 2025

Arizona Man Convicted of Bomb Threat Hate Crime Against Church

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The Department of Justice announced yesterday: After an 11-day trial, a federal jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Zimnako Sa...

Catholic Bishops Conference Ends Agreements with U.S. On Refugees and Children's Services

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In a press release yesterday, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced that it will not renew its cooperative agreements with the ...
Monday, April 07, 2025

AG May Not Threaten Prosecution of Those Who Assist Women Seeking Out-of-State Abortions

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In Yellowhammer Fund v. Attorney General of Alabama ,  (MD AL, March 31, 2025), an Alabama federal district court in a 131-page opinion issu...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Steven Douglas Smith, God and Caesar: Religious Freedom and the Two Jurisdictions ,  (San Diego Legal Studies Paper No. 25-014 (2...
Sunday, April 06, 2025

Georgia Legislature Passes Religious Freedom Bill

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On April 3, the Georgia legislature gave final passage to SB36, the Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act ( full text ). The Act requir...
Friday, April 04, 2025

Parents Lack Standing to Challenge School District's Transgender Policy

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In Short v. New Jersey Department of Education ,  (D NJ, March 28, 2025), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed a suit by two parent...

Antisemitism Claims Against UC Berkeley Move Ahead in Part

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In Louis D. Brandeis Center, Inc. v. Regents of the University of California ,  (ND CA, March 31, 2025), plaintiffs allege that UC Berkeley ...
Thursday, April 03, 2025

Oklahoma Sues FFRF For Sending Demand Letters Objecting to Religious Activities in Schools

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In a rather unusual lawsuit, the state of Oklahoma has filed suit in federal district court against the Freedom from Religion Foundation see...

Trial Court's Refusal to Delay Civil Trial Because of Yom Kippur Is Upheld

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In Dimeo v. Gross ,  (PA Super. Ct., April 2, 2025), a Pennsylvania state appellate court upheld a trial court's refusal to delay the st...
Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Defamation Suit by Russian Orthodox Church Priest Dismissed Under Church Autonomy Doctrine

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 In Belya v. Kapral ,  (SD NY, March 31, 2025), a New York federal district court dismissed a defamation suit brought by a former priest in ...