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Religious Freedom
Free exercise, establishment questions, and conscience protections.
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How the Supreme Court is reshaping the limits of religious rights in America
41+ min ago (75+ words) The Washington Post The Roberts court has redefined the separation of church and state. This term may show how far it will go. Religion is on a winning streak at the Supreme Court — and faith-based advocates are pushing to extend…...
Paxton Opinion Blesses Courtroom Prayers, Chaplain Program
3+ day, 27+ min ago (336+ words) by Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune August 15, 2016 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion Monday supporting a Montgomery County courtroom chaplaincy program — and the use of prayer to open legal proceedings. Wayne Mack, a justice of the peace…...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court: 1st Amendment Free Exercise Claim Requires "Burden", Not "Substantial Burden" On Religious Practice
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (374+ words) In Alsyrawan v. Department of Human Services, (PA Sup. Ct., Oct. 5, 2026), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that to show a 1st Amendment free exercise violation, litigants only need to show a "burden", rather than a "substantial burden", on their religious exercise. At…...
The Ninth Circuit Court tests the rights of religious employers
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (411+ words) October 5, 2026 Charles J. Russo The Dispatch 0 Print Following multiple rounds of litigation in federal court, on September 29, 2026, in Union Gospel Mission of Yakima Washington v. Brown, an en banc panel of all active judges on the Ninth Circuit conducted oral arguments over…...
Catholic Org. Funding Cut Wasn't About Faith, Mich. Says - Law360
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U.S. Supreme Court Declines Case Involvi - First Liberty
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (206+ words) The Ninth Circuit decision allowing fire department to refuse religious accommodation will not be reviewed by the court. Washington, D.C.—The Supreme Court of the United States declined to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth…...
Labrador Letter: Defending Employees' Religious Freedom at the Supreme Court - Idaho Office of Attorney General
1+ week, 2+ day ago (231+ words) Home Newsroom Labrador Letter: Defending Employees’ Religious Freedom at the Supreme Court The court called her belief a secular medical opinion because it rested on a broad religious principle and required her to weigh facts about the testing. Under that…...
Religious Accommodation Lessons From Recent EEOC Focus
1+ week, 2+ day ago (22+ words) Law360 Religious Accommodation Lessons From Recent EEOC Focus To view the full article, register now....
Petar Todorov: Slavcho Megerov is from the active criminal contingent of Plovdiv
1+ week, 3+ day ago (442+ words) Oct 2, 2026 09:30 91 Slavcho Megerov has been known to the police in Plovdiv for decades and is a person from the active criminal contingent of the city. This was stated in the bTV studio by Petar Todorov, chairman of the parliamentary Committee…...
UN Human Rights Council Urged to Address Detention of 95-Year-Old Religious Leader
1+ week, 3+ day ago (265+ words) The pre-trial detention of a 95-year-old religious leader in South Korea has been brought before the United Nations Human Rights Council, with a civil society group alleging violations of international human rights law and raising urgent concerns about his health....