Free Exercise
Opinion: Atheists’ board invocations help religious freedom
Commissioners on the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners were no doubt stunned when, on July 8, a…
Church and State
No more Lemon tree – Supreme Court weakens Establishment Clause protections
The Court took an ax to the trunk of the Lemon tree and replaced it with a vague…
Education
Dept. of Education Releases Guidance on Prayer and Religious Expression in Public Schools
Here are the key points of the Dept. of Education's Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer and Religious Expression…
Church and State
California lifts location and attendance limits on churches following Supreme Court ruling
Following Friday's Supreme Court ruling, California has lifted restrictions on the number of attendees and location of religious…
Free Exercise
Supreme Court to Decide Whether a State Can Compel Artists to Create Art Against Their Will (303 Creative v. Elenis)
During the 2022-23 term, the Supreme Court will consider a case that raises this issue: “Whether applying a…
Discrimination
Supreme Court agrees to hear Philadelphia faith-based adoption agency case
On February 24, 2020, the Supreme court agreed to hear an appeal brought against the city of Philadelphia…
Current Events
High Court hands Catholic Social Services narrowly drafted victory
The Supreme Court finds for a Catholic foster care service while sidestepping a larger free exercise of religion…
Constitution
Kentucky Court: Hands On Originals case dismissed – LGBTQ+ rights organization lacks standing
The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that an organization that sued Hands On Originals ("Hands On"), a t-shirt…
Free Exercise
History in the Baking: Latest Wedding Cake Decision Appealed to Supreme Court
First Liberty has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Oregon Court of Appeals decision that upheld…
Church and State
Did the Supreme Court open the door to regulation of religious schools?
With the death of state Blaine Amendments this week, religious schools that welcome state money might find that…