Sunday, June 21, 2026

Court Invalidates Most of Missouri's Abortion Regulations

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In Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains v. State of Missouri ,  (MO Cir. Ct., June 18, 2026), a Missouri state trial cour...
Friday, June 19, 2026

Cert. Petition Filed Challenging Grant of Qualified Immunity In 1st Amendment Case

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A petition for certiorari  ( full text ) was filed with the U.S Supreme Court last week seeking review of the 5th Circuit's decision in ...

9th Circuit Grants En Banc Review in Church Autonomy Case

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In  Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v. Brown , (9th Cir., June 18, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals voted to review en...
Thursday, June 18, 2026

FTC and States Sue Organization Setting Standards for Pediatric Trans Care

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The Federal Trade Commission along with the states of Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas, filed suit yesterday against the World Professional ...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

State AG's Urge FDA To Investigage Whether Mifepristone Is Contaminating Drinking Water Supplies

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In a press release issued on Monday, Liberty Counsel announced that 14 Republican state attorneys general have sent a letter ( full text  o...
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Cert. Denied In School's Discipline of Pro-Life Student Group

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The Supreme Court yesterday denied review in E.D. v. Noblesville School District,  (Docket No. 25-906, certiorari  denied 6/15/2026). At iss...
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...