Thursday, February 05, 2026

9th Circuit: Prison May Not Revoke Religious Diet Privilege Because Inmate Did Not Strictly Adhere to It

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In Harris v. Muhammad ,  (9th Cir., Feb. 4, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a California federal district court's d...

New York Mayor Selects Director of Liberal Jewish Advocacy Group as Antisemitism Office Head

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Numerous media sources report that New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has chosen Phylisa Wisdom to head the New York Mayor's Office to Combat...

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Can Move Ahead Against School Officials on Two Counts

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In Fellowship of Christian Athletes v. District of Columbia , (D DC, Feb. 3, 2026), the D.C. federal district court found that Fellowship of...
Wednesday, February 04, 2026

RFRA Defense to Indictment of Church Leader for Distributing Ayahuasca Fails

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In United States v. Codi , (ND AL, Feb. 2, 2026), an Alabama federal district court denied defendant's motion to dismiss a criminal indi...
Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Journalist Don Lemon Indicted Under FACE Act Because of Church Anti-ICE Protest

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As announced by Attorney General Pam Bondi on X last Tuesday: At my direction, early this morning federal agents arrested Don Lemon, Traher...
Monday, February 02, 2026

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Hakan Ibrahim Apaydin, Prophet and King Figures in Sacred Texts: Theological Inconsistencies and the Problem of Textual Construct...
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...
Friday, January 30, 2026

Supreme Court Review Sought by High School Pro-Life Group Over Free Speech Rights

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 A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed yesterday with the U.S. Supreme Court in E.D. v. Noblesville School District, (Sup. Ct.,...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

4th Circuit: School Gender Identity Guidelines Do Not Violate Teacher's 1st Amendment Rights

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 In Polk v. Montgomery County Public Schools ,  (4th Cir., Jan. 28, 2026), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, affirme...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Texas AG Sues Out-of-State Mail Order Provider of Abortion Drugs

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton yesterday filed a civil lawsuit against a Delaware-based nurse practitioner whose telehealth service calle...

Organization Releases 2026 Report on Christian Persecution Worldwide

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Last week, the Christian advocacy organization Open Doors  released its report World Watch List 2026   which assesses the persecution of Chr...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

President Trump Issues Message on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The White House today posted...

Florida Church Seeks Stay of Trial Court's Injunction Barring Use of Its Strip Mall Unit for Religious Services

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Yesterday, a Florida church filed an emergency motion with a Florida state trial court asking it to stay a temporary injunction that it issu...

3rd Circuit Hears Arguments in Yeshiva's Zoning Dispute

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Last Thursday, the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments ( audio and transcript of full oral arguments ) in Anash, Inc. v...
Monday, January 26, 2026

Recent Articles and Books of Interest

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From SSRN: Lael Daniel Weinberger & Branton Nestor, Church Autonomy and Interlocutory Appeals , (January 14, 2026). Michael A. Helfand,...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

NIH Ends Funding of Research Using Human Fetal Tissue from Elective Abortions

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On Thursday, the National Institute of Health announced ( press release ) that it will no longer fund research involving human fetal tissue ...
Friday, January 23, 2026

HHS Says Illinois Right to Conscience Act Violates Federal Law

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On January 21, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights sent a Notice of Violation ( full text ) to the state of I...

Anti-Abortion Sidewalk Counselor Loses Challenge to City's Sign Ordinance

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In Hamann v. City of Carbondale, Illinois ,  (SD IL, Jan. 21, 2026), an Illinois federal district court refused to preliminarily enjoin the ...

Pope Leo Is Invited to Join Trump's Board of Peace

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Speaking to the press on Wednesday, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin confirmed that Pope Leo XIV has been invited by Presi...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Samoa's Prime Minister Suggests Restricting Religious Liberty for Non-Christians

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 Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported  this week that in the Southern Pacific island nation of Samoa, with a population of 220,000, religi...