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Friday, October 10, 2025

Law and Religion Blogosphere Is Shrinking

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The blogging platform Typepad closed down on September 30. As reported by Lexblog , "Typepad was arguably once the most popular publis...
Thursday, October 09, 2025

5th Circuit Grants En Banc Review of Louisiana 10 Commandments Law

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On Oct. 6, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals granted en banc  review in Roake v. Brumley, ( Full text of court's Order .) In the cas...

Religious Institutions Are Among Plaintiffs Challenging New H-1B Visa Fees

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Three religious institutions and a pastor are among the eleven plaintiffs that filed suit last week against the President and four federal d...
Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Splintered 5th Circuit Says Suit Against City for Failing to Train Police on 1st Amendment Rights Can Move Ahead

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 In Hershey v. City of Bossier City ,  (5th Cir., Oct. 7, 2025), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in a splintered decision reversed a L...
Monday, October 06, 2025

Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Conversion Therapy Ban Case on Tuesday

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Tomorrow (Oct. 7), the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar.  In the case, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in...

Taxpayer With Religious Objections to U.S. Funding of Israel's Military Operations Lacks Standing to Sue

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In Kikkert v. Trump ,  (WD WA, Oct. 1, 2025), plaintiff, an army veteran and federal taxpayer, sued the President and various members of Con...

Photographer Entitled to Nominal Damages for Injury from Threat to Require Her to Photograph Same-Sex Weddings

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In Chelsey Nelson Photography, LLC v. Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Gov't ., (WD KY, Sept. 30, 2025), in a case that has been in lit...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Farrah Ahmed, The Sting of Toleration , (August 20, 2025). Richard Katskee, Taking Liberties: The Supreme Court's New Hierar...
Sunday, October 05, 2025

Supreme Court Term Opens Monday with Several Cases of Interest on Its Docket

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The U.S. Supreme Court's fall term opens tomorrow, Oct. 6. There are a number of cases on the Court's Docket for this term that are ...
Saturday, October 04, 2025

IDEA Requires New York To Pay for Kindergartener's Judaic Studies Class

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In Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York v. E.L. ,  (SD NY, Sept. 30, 2025), a New York federal district co...
Friday, October 03, 2025

FDA Approves Generic Mifepristone

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The pharmaceutical company Evita Solutions announced that last month the FDA approved its generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone...

Insurance Abortion Coverage Mandate Does Not Violate Baptist Group's Rights

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 In Illinois Baptist State Association v. Department of Insurance ,  (IL App., Oct. 1, 2025), an Illinois state appellate court held that a ...

British King Approves Selection of First Woman to Be Archbishop of Canterbury

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In Britain, the Prime Minister's Office announced today that the King has approved the nomination of Sarah Mullally for election by the...

10th Circuit: Nondiscrimination Requirement Did Not Infringe 1st Amendment Rights of Catholic Preschools

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 In St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton v. Roy ,  (10th Cir., Sept. 30, 2025), the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the nondis...
Wednesday, October 01, 2025

FBI Cuts Ties With ADL

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The FBI has announced that it is cutting its ties with the Anti-Defamation League. According to Fox News , Patel told them: James Comey dis...

President Sends Yom Kippur Greetings to the Jewish Community

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The White House today posted President Trump's Message on Yom Kippur ( full text ) which begins today at sundown. The message says in pa...

Kansas Supreme Court: Expanded Religious Exemption from Covid Vaccine Mandate Is Not in Conflict with Title VII

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In Powerback Rehabilitation, LLC v. Kansas Department of Labor ,  (KS Sup. Ct., Sept. 26, 2025), the Kansas Supreme Court in a 4-2 decision,...

Teacher Loses Challenge to School's "Controversial Issues" Policy

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In Cahall v. New Richmond Exempted Village School District Board of Education ,  (SD OH, Sept. 29, 2025), an Ohio federal district court dis...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Religious Liberty Commission Holds Hearing on Religious Liberty in Education

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The Religious Liberty Commission yesterday held a four-hour hearing on Religious Liberty in Education. ( Video of full hearing .) The hearin...

DOJ Brings FACE Act Suit Against Antisemitic Protesters

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In a press release  and at a news conference ( video ) the Justice Department announced that for the first time it has filed a civil complai...
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