Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Massachusetts Liberalizes Access to Late Term Abortions

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On Monday, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed H.5595, titled An Act Prioritizing Patient Access To Care ( full text ). Under previo...

Suit Challenges Illinois End of Life Options Act

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Suit was filed yesterday in an Illinois federal district court by four Catholic doctors, a Catholic bishop and a Lutheran skilled nursing fa...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Court Grants Reconsideration in Free Exercise Challenge to School's Policy on Student Social Transitioning

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In Mead v. Rockford Public School District , (WD MI, Aug. 7, 2026), a Michigan federal district court granted a motion for reconsideration o...

Cert. Filed by Korean Spa That Only Admits Biological Women

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A petition for review ( full text ) in Olympus Spa v. Armstrong,  (Sup. Ct., certiorari  filed 8/10/2026), was filed with the Supreme Court ...
Monday, August 10, 2026

6th Circuit: Inmate's Requests to Observe Ramadan Fast Did Not Meet Requirements of Prison Rules

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In Perry v. Curtis ,  (6th Cir., Aug. 5, 2026), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a RLUIPA claim by a Michigan...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Essien Oku Essien, Cumulonimbus Cloud System and Indigenous Spirituality: A Comparative Semiotic Theology of Convective Storms in...
Friday, August 07, 2026

Sex Abuse Claimants May Sue to Access Parish and School Assets in Vermont Diocese Bankruptcy

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In In re Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington Vermont ,  (Bkrptcy VT, July 28, 2026), a Vermont federal bankruptcy court issued an order all...
Thursday, August 06, 2026

Suit Seeks Religious Accommodation to Obtain Environmentally Friendly 401(k) Option

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 A suit was filed this week in a New York federal district court by an employee of Thermo Fisher Scientific alleging that the company is req...

Montana Supreme Court: Parenting Plan May Restrict Mother from Exposing Children to Cultic Religious Beliefs

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In In re the Marriage of Acacia Jensen and Timothy Jensen ,  (MT Sup. Ct., Aug. 4, 2026), the Montana Supreme Court in a 5-2 decision upheld...
Wednesday, August 05, 2026

Florida AG Tells Catholic Schools to Grant Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Requirements [Corrected]

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier last week sent a letter ( full text ) to Florida's Conference of Catholic Bishops complaining th...

Report Details Data on Antisemitic Incidents in United Kingdom

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In Britain, Community Security Trust today released a Report on Antisemitic Incidents in the United Kingdom during the first half of 2026. ...

Antisemitism Complaint Against George Washington University Dismissed on Procedural Grounds

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 In Soffer v. George Washington University ,  (D DC, July 31, 2026), a D.C. federal district court dismissed without prejudice on procedural...
Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Oklahoma City Sued Over Denial of Zoning Approval for Mosque; DOJ Investigates City's Practices

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Suit was filed yesterday in an Oklahoma federal district court by the Islamic Society of Tulsa challenging as a violation of RLUIPA and the ...

Clergyman Loses Attempt to Access Prison to Conduct Religious Services

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In Brooks v. Smith ,  (ED TN, July 30, 2026), a Tennessee federal district court refused to set aside its previous dismissal of a suit broug...

Code Enforcement Against Jewish Nursery School Does Not Violate Free Exercise Clause or RLUIPA

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In  Dreskin v. Borough of Bogota ,  (D NJ, July 31, 2026), a New Jersey federal district court rejected challenges under the Free Exercise C...
Monday, August 03, 2026

Clergy Duties Do Not Excuse Compliance With Forum Selection Clause In Employment Agreement

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In Luzingu v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc. ,  (D ME, July 31, 2026), a Maine federal district court rejected a claim by a Christian pastor that...

Recent Articles of Interest

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 From SSRN: Yuanlou Lin, Shut in Caves and Sealed in Jars: The Danielic Influence on the Long-Term Preservation of the Qumran Scrolls (July...
Sunday, August 02, 2026

Synagogue Challenges Firearms Ordinance

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An Orthodox Jewish synagogue and its rabbi filed suit last week in a Maryland federal district court challenging a recently adopted Montgom...
Friday, July 31, 2026

Arizona Supreme Court Interprets Clergy Exemption from Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse

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 In Jane Doe I v. Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints ,  (AZ Sup. Ct., July 29, 2026), the Arizo...

3rd Circuit: RLUIPA's Institutionalized Persons Precedent Can Inform RLUIPA Land Use Cases as Well

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 In Anash, Inc. v. Borough of Kingston ,  (3rd Cir., July 30, 2026), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision ordered a Penns...