Follow on Twitter
Subscribe by RSS
After a year of litigation, the state of California is ordered to back down and pay the attorney fees of a church that had to defend its civil right to meet.
Following Friday's Supreme Court ruling, California has lifted restrictions on the number of attendees and location of religious services.
In a decision released Friday night, April 9, 2021, the United States Supreme Court has blocked California's COVID-19 restrictions on in-home religious gatherings.
A 9th Circuit 3-judge panel has refused to block a California COVID-19 in-home Bible study restriction imposed by Governor Gavin Newsom.
A group of current and former LGBTQ+ students have sued the U.S. Department of Education to either force their colleges, universities, and seminaries to change their policies or to stop providing federal financial assistance.
The Supreme Court slams California restrictions on indoor church services while finding that capacity and singing limitations can stand.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that plaintiffs whose religious rights were violated can sue government employees individually for monetary damages.
The language of the new Los Angeles COVID restriction specifically exempts religious gatherings as a matter of constitutional right.
LA County rescinded all COVID-19 outbreak related requirements and restrictions on Grace Community Church on November 12.
In a major victory for religious congregations, delivered late on Thanksgiving Eve, the United States Supreme Court blocked the state of New York from implementing gathering restrictions that the Court ruled discriminate against religious congregations.