Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Supreme Court Strikes Down Most Applications of Conversion Therapy Ban

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In Chiles v. Salazar ,  (Sup.Ct., March 31, 2026), the U.S. Supreme Court in an 8-1 decision struck down most applications of Colorado's...

NY Judge Censured for Refusing to Perform Same-Sex Wedding

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In In re. Pitts-Davis , (NY Comm. Jud. Conduct, March 16, 2026), the New York Commission on Judicial Conduct censured a Syracuse City Court ...

Defense Secretary's Wartime Prayer Services Draw Criticism

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Last week, Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Defense Department see...

2nd Circuit: Claims by Judge Who Was Denied Covid Vaccine Exemption Are Dismissed

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In Mora v. New York State Unified Court System , (2nd Circuit, March 30, 2026), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal...
Monday, March 30, 2026

Kansas Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto of Bill Protecting Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers

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On March 27, the Kansas legislature overrode Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's veto of House Bill 2635, thereby giving final approval to th...

DOJ Investigating California and Maine for Housing Transgender Women in Women's Prisons

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Last Thursday, the Department of Justice announced that it has notified the governors of California and Maine that DOJ is initiating investi...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Jeffrey R. Baker, The Church of Dissent in the Imperial Republic , (Anglican Theological Review (2026)). Manish Oza, Personificat...
Friday, March 27, 2026

Finland's Supreme Court Convicts Parliamentarian and Lutheran Bishop on Anti-Gay Hate Speech Charges

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As reported by Christian Daily: The Supreme Court of Finland on Thursday (March 26) found a former government minister guilty of “hate speec...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

New Case Challenges Oklahoma's Rejection of Religious Charter School Application

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The battle over the constitutionality of Oklahoma authorizing and funding a religious charter school took another step forward on Monday. As...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Israel's Knesset Expands Jurisdiction of Rabbinic and Sharia Courts

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Israel's Knesset yesterday, by a vote of 65-41, gave final passage to a bill that expands the jurisdiction of the government's Rabbi...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

3rd Circuit: Prison Officials Have Qualified Immunity in Inmate's Lawsuit Over Right to Receive Religious Pamphlets

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In Cordero v. Kelley ,  (3rd Cir., March 19, 2026), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals held that prison officials who refused to allow an...
Monday, March 23, 2026

1st Circuit: Equal Benefit Requirement for Religious Schools Does Not Extend to All Private Schools

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 In Hellman v. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education , (1st Cir., March 20, 2026), parents contended that their chi...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Tomas Griskevicius, Institutional Violence: The Case of an Alleged US CIA Prison Operating in Lithuania , (February 28, 2026). C...

Detroit Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Ordinance Challenged

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Suit was filed last week in a Michigan federal district court challenging a Detroit ordinance that bans picketing within 15-feet of abortion...
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Justice Department Sues Harvard for Title VI Violations

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In a press release on Friday, the Justice Department announced that it has filed suit in a Massachusetts federal district court against Har...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Supreme Court Says Street Preacher May Challenge Limit on Demonstrations Despite His Prior Conviction

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In Oliver v. City of Brandon, Mississippi ,  (Sup. Ct., March 20, 2026), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a street preacher may move ahead w...

Cert. Petition Filed in RLUIPA Zoning Case

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 A petition for certiorari ( full text ) was filed yesterday seeking U.S. Supreme Court review in Missionaries of St. John the Baptist, Inc...

HHS Launches Investigations of 13 States for Violating Conscience Rights

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Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, announced that it has launched investigations of 13 states...

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...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

4th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In 3 Employment Discrimination Cases Involving Religiously Affiliated Institutions

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On March 17, the U.S.4th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in three cases of interest: (1) In  Zinski v. Liberty University, Inc...