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California agrees to stop enforcing restrictions on churches and to pay church attorney fees

Posted on May 24, 2021May 25, 2021 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

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.

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California lifts location and attendance limits on churches following Supreme Court ruling

Posted on April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Following Friday’s Supreme Court ruling, California has lifted restrictions on the number of attendees and location of religious services.

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US Supreme Court overturns California restrictions on in-home Bible studies

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

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.  

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Court blocks New York Governor’s COVID Restrictions on Religious Congregations

Posted on November 26, 2020November 26, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

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.

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Church deserves trial on constitutionality of shutdown order rules judge

Posted on September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Contempt of court is a quasi-criminal act, and the court cannot punish someone for breaking a regulation if that regulation is not constitutional.

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“I dissent!” A Survey of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Religion Clause Jurisprudence

Posted on September 19, 2020February 8, 2022 by Michael Peabody

Ginsburg wrote little on the religion clauses, but she frequently joined with those Justices who favored a strong separation of church and state. 

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Two Southern California Judges Refuse to Shut Down Churches This Weekend

Posted on August 14, 2020August 15, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

With outdoor temperatures expected to pass the 100-degree mark, two Los Angeles area judges have given local churches some comforting news.

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Pastor Bob McCoy - Godspeak Calvary Chapel - Newbury Park, CA

Ventura County Sues to Stop Church from Meeting Indoors

Posted on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 by Michael Peabody

On August 2, 2020, the church again met indoors and Pastor McCoy said he was “willing to go to jail” and “willing for them to take our building” rather than comply with the state and local orders.

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Supreme Court: Religious schools immune from teachers’ discrimination claims

Posted on July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 by Michael Peabody

The ethical and moral onus is now on religious institutions as they decide whether to fire “ministerial” employees for reasons illegal in the secular world, such as age or the need for cancer treatment. Institutions engaging in this kind of discriminatory tactic will still need to answer to a Higher Source who will not be impressed with their ability to obtain summary judgment. The way for religious institutions to “win” these cases is to avoid them in the first place by taking the lead in treating employees with the highest degree of care and concern.

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Did the Supreme Court open the door to regulation of religious schools?

Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

With the death of state Blaine Amendments this week, religious schools that welcome state money might find that they are now subject to regulation that may undermine their very reason for existence. 

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