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...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

5th Circuit En Banc Upholds Texas Law Requiring Posting of 10 Commandments In Classrooms

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In Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District ,  (5th Cir., April 21, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc ...

Cert. Petition Filed in Covid Religious Exemption Case

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A petition for certiorari ( full text ) has been filed in Petersen v. Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue,  (Sup. Ct., filed 4/16/2026). In...

European Court Invalidates Hungarian Law Shielding Minors from Transgender and Homosexual Depictions

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In European Commission v. Hungary ,  (CJEU, April 21, 2026), the Court of Justice of the European Union held that Hungary's Law on the P...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Pennsylvania Medicaid Coverage Exclusion for Most Abortions Held Unconstitutional

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In Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services , (PA Commonwealth Ct., April 20, 2026), the Pennsylvan...

Certiorari Denied in Challenge to School Policy on Gender Transitioning Students

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday denied review in Foote v. Ludlow School Committee,  (Docket No. 25-77, certiorari  denied 4/20/2026). ( Ord...
Monday, April 20, 2026

Latter Day Saints Church Sues Podcaster for Trademark and Copyright Infringement

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Last week, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints filed a trademark and copyright infringement suit against John Dehlin who hosts t...

Supreme Court Grants Review on When Religious Schools Can Be Excluded from General State Programs

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The U.S. Supreme Court this morning granted certiorari  in St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton v. Roy,  (Docket No. 25-581, cert.  granted...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Amanda Harmon Cooley, Subjugating Liberty , (March 23, 2026). Shreya Mandal, Between Recognition and Erasure: Scheduled Caste Ju...
Friday, April 17, 2026

U.S. Catholic Bishops Respond To VP Vance's Criticism of Pope Leo

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In his Palm Sunday Homily last month, Pope Leo XIV said in part: Brothers and sisters, this is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects w...

Coast Guard Enters Settlement in Suit Over Religious Exemptions from Covid Vaccine Mandate

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This week the Coast Guard entered a Settlement Agreement ( full text ) with three Coast Guard members who brought a class action contending ...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

Justice Department Report Charges Biden Administration with Weaponization of FACE Act Enforcement

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Yesterday, the Justice Department Office of Legal Policy's Weaponization Working Group published a 37-page report (with over 800 pages o...

9th Circuit Denies En Banc Rehearing in Vaccine Mandate Case

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In Detwiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center , (9th Cir., April 15, 2926), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied both a panel rehearing...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Religious Liberty Commission Holds Final Hearing; Chairman Rejects Church-State Separation

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Yesterday, the President's Religious Liberty Commission held its final hearing, focusing on the past, present and future of religious li...

Ohio AG Sues to Prevent Closing of Reform Rabbinical School in Cincinnati

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Ohio Attorney General David Yost has filed suit in an Ohio state trial court seeking to prevent Hebrew Union College (HUC) from closing its ...

9th Circuit Hears Arguments on School's Anti-Bias Policy Protecting Transgender Students

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 On April 13, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in  Theis v. Intermountain Education Service District - Board of Di...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Catholic Hospice Sues Over NY Standards for Care of Transgender Patients

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Last week, Dominican Sisters who operate a home that provides palliative care for indigent, terminally ill cancer patients filed suit in a N...
Monday, April 13, 2026

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Dennis Wieboldt, 'But The Original Intent of the Constitution Would be Restored': Catholic Legal Thought and the Emergenc...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Challenge Creation of Taks Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias

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In Hall v U.S. Department of Justice ,  (ND CA, April 9, 2026), a California federal district court held that plaintiff lacks standing to ch...
Friday, April 10, 2026

4th Circuit Upholds West Virginia's Compulsory Vaccination Law That Excludes Religious Exemptions

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In Perry v. Marteney ,  (4th Cir., April 8, 2026), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, held that West Virginia's l...