Monday, June 15, 2026

Recent Articles and Books of Interest

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From SSRN: Edgar A. Fernandez-Lopez, Turandot and the Exhaustion of Power: Ritual, Genealogy, Sacrifice, and the Twilight of Civilizations ...
Friday, June 12, 2026

President Issues Message on Catholic Bishops' Honoring of US 250th Anniversary

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Yesterday the White House posted a Presidential Message on U.S. Catholic Bishops Honoring the 250th Anniversary of American Independence ( ...

DC Circuit Gives Pleading Leeway to Pro Se Muslim Plaintiff Who Claims Religious Discrimination

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 In Naz v. Wright , (DC Cir., June 9, 2026), the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision reversed a district court's dismissal o...

European Court of Human Rights Rules in Favor of Jehovah's Witnesses in Two Cases

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The European Court of Human Rights has handed down opinions in two cases involving the rights of Jehovah's Witnesses. The official opini...

Ministry Gets TRO To Allow It to Distribute Food in Park to Homeless Individuals

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In St. Herman's Table v. City of Phoenix ,  (D AZ, June 10, 2026), an Arizona federal district court granted a temporary restraining ord...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

Florida AG Says Schools Must Allow Students to Attend Released Time Programs

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On Tuesday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier provided a legal opinion ( full text ) to a member of the Florida legislature concluding...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

10th Circuit: Suit Challenging Religious Exception to Trapping Ban Is Not Justiciable

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In New Mexico Trappers Association v. Torrez ,  (10th Cir., June 8, 2026), the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed on justiciabilit...

DOJ Opinion Says EEOC's Title VII Rules on Disparate Impact Are Unconstitutional

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Yesterday, the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel issued a 25-page opinion ( full text ) concluding that the EEOC's regulatio...
Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Will Next Battles for Religious Accommodation Be Objections To AI?

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An article last week in Business Insider suggests that the next battlefield for religious accommodation under Title VII may be artificial in...

Defense Department's Streamlining of Religious Affiliation Codes Got It into Theological Debate

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On June 5, Assistant Secretary of War Sean Parnell officially released on X (Twitter) the full text of a May 20 Memo streamlining the Reli...
Monday, June 08, 2026

5th Circuit: Federal Diversity Jurisdiction Exists In Lutheran Church's Suit Against Concordia University

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 In Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod v. Christian ,  (5th Cir., June 4, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision held t...

Animal Crushing Not Protected By RFRA

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In United States v. Edison ,  (D MN, June 5, 2026), a Minnesota federal magistrate judge recommended that motions to dismiss filed by defend...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Muhammad Munir, Depriving Women from their Qur'anic Shares in Inheritance: The Application of Statute of Limitation to Claims...
Friday, June 05, 2026

Muslim High Schoolers Sue After Being Disciplined for Instagram Video

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Suit was filed yesterday in a Virginia federal district court against Fairfax County schools by four Muslim students who were disciplined be...

Indian Court Rules Deceased's Direction on Disposition of Body After Death Controls Over Children's Wish for Religious Rites

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In India, the High Court in the state of Kerala has held that the wishes of the deceased to have her body donated to a medical college for e...

TRO Under RFRA Extends Legal Immigration Status of Nigerian Deacon

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In Archdiocese of Santa Fe v. Mullin ,  (D NM, June 2, 2026), a New Mexico federal district court issued a temporary restraining order ex pa...
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...