Thursday, October 15, 2026

Judge May Not Bar Parents from Influencing Child's Religious Participation When There Is No Threat of Harm to Child

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In Lajara v. McMenamin ,  (PA Super. Ct., Oct. 14, 2026), a mother appealed an order entered by a Pennsylvania trial court awarding limited ...
Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Britain Issues Statistics on Hate Crimes in 2025-26

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On October 8, the United Kingdom's Home Office released the Official Statistics on Hate Crimes in England and Wales for the Year Ending...

California Requires Employers to Provide Anti-Hate Speech Training to Employees

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On September 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed A.B. 1803 ( full text ) which amends Cal. Gov. Code §12950.1 to require that beginn...
Tuesday, October 13, 2026

5th Circuit: Section 1981 Does Not Bar Purely Religious Discrimination Against Jews

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In Domanic v. Christian Brothers Automative Corporation ,  (5th Cir., Sept. 30, 2026), the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Tex...

Evangelist Sues Over Exclusion of Leafleting at Neighborhood Christmas Festival

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Suit was filed earlier this month in an Arizona federal district court by a Christian evangelist challenging Tucson's decision in 2025 t...
Monday, October 12, 2026

Christian Counselors Sue to Invalidate Lincoln, Nebraska's Conversion Therapy Ban

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Suit was filed last week in a Nebraska federal district court asking the court to enjoin enforcement of Lincoln, Nebraska Ordinances that pr...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Brian Broderick, Back To Square One Could St. Mary Catholic Parish V. Roy Facilitate The Return Of Segregated Schooling? , (Octo...
Friday, October 09, 2026

Bankruptcy Court Rejects Diocese's Reorganization Plan Because of Abuse Survivors' Objections

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In In re Roman Catholic Bishop of Oakland ,  (ND CA Bkrptcy., Oct. 2, 2926), the federal Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court, i...
Thursday, October 08, 2026

Federal Antisemitism Task Force Is Beginning a National Tour

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The Department of Justice yesterday announced that its Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism is beginning its American Tour Against Hate. Its f...

Trump's Columbus Day Proclamation Includes References to Religious Faith

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Yesterday, President Trump issued a Proclamation ( full text ) declaring October 12 as Columbus Day. The Proclamation contains several relig...
Wednesday, October 07, 2026

Catholic Clergy Sue ICE Detention Center for Restricting Their Ability to Minister to Detainees

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 A suit was filed on Monday in a Missouri federal district court alleging that a detention center housing 150 immigration detainees is viola...

Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine Leads to Dismissal of Complaint By 37 Churches Over Disaffiliation Rules

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In Methodist Church of Cape St. Claire v. Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church , (MD App., Oct. 5, 2026), a Maryla...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court: 1st Amendment Free Exercise Claim Requires "Burden", Not "Substantial Burden" On Religious Practice

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In   Alsyrawan v. Department of Human Services , (PA Sup. Ct., Oct. 5, 2026), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that to show a 1st Amendme...
Tuesday, October 06, 2026

Backers of Hasidic School May Move Ahead with Challenges to Zoning Denials

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Congregation Rabbinical Institute of Tartikov, Inc. v. Village of Pomona, NY , (SD NY, Sept.28, 2026), is the latest decision in a long-runn...

Supreme Court Opens Its October 2026 Term

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The Supreme Court opened its October 2026 Term yesterday, issuing its traditional long list of certiorari denials. Yesterday's 42-page O...
Monday, October 05, 2026

Student Organizations Challenge University's Consolidation of Christian Student Groups Under One Campus Minister

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Suit was filed last month in a Virginia federal district court by two Christian student groups at Virginia State University challenging the ...

Recent Articles of Interest

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From SSRN: Michael Lewyn, Disparate Impact and Synagogue Location , (September 01, 2025). Scott Skinner-Thompson, The Court's Queer Eras...

IRS Issues Regulations Governing New Federal Scholarship Tax Credit

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In the October 2 Federal Register, the Internal Revenue Service published Temporary Regulations ( full text ) implementing the new Federal S...
Friday, October 02, 2026

Hegseth Announces Creation of Military Office of Religious Affairs

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Earlier this week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered his State of the Force Address ( full text ). Among his announcement in the Addr...

Supreme Court Grants Review in RLUIPA "Substantial Burden" Case Involving Denial of Zoning Variance for a Grotto

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The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday granted review in Missionaries of St. John, Inc. v. Frederic,  (Docket No.25-1131, certiorari  granted 10/1...