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California Governor Brown signs SB1146 into law
Last Friday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1146(SB 1146) into place which requires private religious universities that…
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Michigan Appeals Court Upholds Convictions of Abortion Protesters for Resisting Arrest and Trespassing
The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of four anti-abortion protesters for resisting arrest, disturbing the peace,…
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Justices Decline Abortion Law Case, Spotlighting Federal-State Conflict
The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case that questions whether EMTALA, which requires hospitals to provide…
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New Legal-Philosophical Paper Challenges Core Arguments for Abortion Rights
Law professor Johnny Rex Buckles critiques a foundational pro-abortion philosophical essay, arguing most abortions are unjust even under…
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Federal Judge Denies Religious Defense in Pregnancy Discrimination Case
December ruling offers key guidance on how courts define religious organizations under employment law In a decision issued…
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Policy by Injunction? A Legal Era Faces Its Reckoning
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. CASA that district courts typically lack…
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Ninth Circuit Sides with World Vision, Rules Religious Employer Can Deny Job to Woman in Same-Sex Marriage
Three-judge panel rules unanimously that customer service roles fall under “ministerial exception” to anti-discrimination laws A federal appeals…
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Update: Disputed Accounts at St. Elmo
The case involving the arrest of the pastor of St. Elmo Seventh-day Adventist Church continues to stir conflicting…
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What Trump’s Task Force Report Gets Right — and Wrong — on Religious Liberty
(Illustration: Cover of report) By Michael Peabody In August, the Department of Justice released a 49-page document titled…