Thursday, June 04, 2026

Jews for Jesus' Anti-SLAPP Motion in Defamation Case Fails

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 In Amitay v. Jews for Jesus ,  (CA App., May 28, 2026), a California state appellate court held that a defamation claims against Jews for J...

St. John's Challenges Jurisdiction of NY PERB Over Its Relations with Its Faculty Union

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St. John's University filed suit this week in a New York federal district court challenging on 1st Amendment grounds jurisdiction of the...

2nd Circuit: Denial of Covid Vaccine Religious Exemption Because of Undue Hardship Triggers Only Rational Basis Review

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In Vesterman v. New York City Department of Education ,  (2d Cir., June 3, 2026), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismiss...
Wednesday, June 03, 2026

Indiana and Tennessee Declare June as Nuclear Family Month

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On June 1, the beginning of Pride Month, Indiana Governor Mike Braun issued a Proclamation ( full text ) declaring June 2026 as Nuclear Fami...

European Court Says Serbia's Ban on Pro-Falun Gong Demonstrations Violated Right to Peaceably Assemble

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In Serbian-Chinese Friendship Society FDH v. Serbia , (ECHR, June 2, 2026), the European Court of Human Rights held that the Serbian governm...
Tuesday, June 02, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Announces New Steps to Combat Antisemitism

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Yesterday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new measures to combat antisemitism in Canada. A  press release from the Prime Min...

D.C. Circuit: Transgender Troops Can Remain in Military, But Ban on New Trans Enlistees Remains for Now

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As previously reported , in March 2025 the federal district court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction barring the m...

President Issues Message on Global Coptic Day

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Yesterday, the White House posted a Presidential Message on Global Coptic Day ( full text ). The Message reads in part: More than 2,000 year...
Monday, June 01, 2026

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Nathan B. Oman, "All Other Religious Sects Shall Have Free Toleration": Recovering the Early Mormon Conception of Relig...
Friday, May 29, 2026

2nd Circuit: USCIS Rejection of Yemini Guardianships as Equivalent to Adoption Did Not Violate RFRA

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In Alsonidar v. Mullin ,  (2d Cir., May 26, 2026), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the US Citizenship and Immigration Service...

Children's Minister May Not Sue Church for Wrongful Discharge

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In Elmore v. Mount Vernon Baptist Church ,  (WV App, May 27, 2026), a West Virginia state appellate court affirmed the dismissal of a suit b...

Federal Court Won't Order Public School to Allow Homeschooler to Play Interscholastic Sports

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 In Palmer v. Virginia High School League, Inc. ,  (WD VA, May 27, 2026), a Virginia federal district court rejected an equal protection cha...
Thursday, May 28, 2026

6th Circuit: Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Challenge Michigan's Reproductive Rights Amendment

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In Right to Life of Michigan v. Whitmer ,  (6th Cir., May 26, 2026), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Michigan district cour...

Title VI Does Not Bar Religious Discrimination

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In Storms v. Carcieri , (D NJ, May 26, 2026), a New Jersey federal district court dismissed a suit which challenged a requirement by the Som...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

DOJ Sues UCLA Under Title VI for Discrimination Against Jewish and Israeli Students

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Yesterday the Justice Department announced that it has filed suit against the University of California, Los Angeles, alleging that UCLA vio...

Certiorari Denied in Interlocutory Appeal of Church Autonomy Ruling

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The Supreme Court yesterday denied review in Conference of Catholic Bishops v. O'Connell,  (Docket No. 25-849, certiorari denied 5/26/20...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Pope Leo's First Encyclical Addresses Governments as Well as Individuals

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 Yesterday, Pope Leo XIV issued his first Encyclical. The 245-paragraph document is titled Magnifica Humanitas; On Safeguarding the Human Pe...

Tennessee Enacts Women's Safety and Protection Act

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On May 22, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed  SB0468, the Women's Safety and Protection Act ( full text ). The new law defines the term...
Monday, May 25, 2026

President Issues Message on Pentecost

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 Yesterday, the White House posted a "Presidential Message on Pentecost" ( full text ). It reads in part: Melania and I join many ...

President's Memorial Day Proclamation

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President Trump last week issued a Proclamation ( full text ) declaring today as Memorial Day, saying in part: ... All Americans inherit the...