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Homeland Security Seeks Supreme Court Stay of Los Angeles Immigration Stop Restrictions
Justice Department says Central District injunction hampers federal agents’ ability to enforce immigration laws On August 7, 2025, Sol…
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Free Exercise Rights Are Expanding — and the Establishment Clause Is Cracking
The 1990 Smith decision curtailed religious liberty claims, but later rulings have expanded the Free Exercise Clause beyond its original sco…
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The Law on the Wall, the Cross in the Heart
By Michael Peabody Don’t settle for stone when you’ve been given a Savior. The push to post the Ten Commandments in every classr…
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The Double Edge of Religious Liberty: How the “Most Favored Nation” Theory Cuts Both Ways
What a Trade Principle Is Doing in Church-State Law—and Why It’s Creating New Legal Tensions In recent years, a once-obscure ide…
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Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Public Classrooms
Ruling cites “clear constitutional violation” as state plans further appeal In a decision issued August 4, 2025, a federal judge…
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Federal Judge Halts Utah Psilocybin Prosecution in Landmark Religious Freedom Case
Ruling denies dismissal motion and blocks state charges against entheogenic church leader On August 4, 2025, U.S. District Judge Jill N. Par…
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“Declaring Bankruptcy” in the Temple: Broken Tables, Roman Law, and the Church–State Ledger
The Gospel accounts of Jesus cleansing the temple are often read as a burst of righteous anger, a prophet’s visceral response to comme…
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Eighth Circuit Orders Minnesota Prison to Reinstate Bible-Based Masculinity Program Pending Trial
On August 14, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a Minnesota federal judge’s denial of a preliminary inju…