Boise Rescue Mission lawsuit

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected a lawsuit filed by two people who sued the Boise Rescue Mission for insisting they take part in religious services, protecting the religious freedoms of the Christian homeless shelter.

ReligiousLiberty.TV
February 26, 2026
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Boise Rescue Mission lawsuit (2011).
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Holding: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected a lawsuit filed by two people who sued the Boise Rescue Mission for insisting they take part in religious services, protecting the religious freedoms of the Christian homeless shelter.
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Boise Rescue Mission lawsuit is a Free Exercise case in 2011. The court held that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected a lawsuit filed by two people who sued the Boise Rescue Mission for insisting they take part in religious services, protecting the religious freedoms of the Christian homeless shelter.

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