Employment Law
Celebrating California’s New Religious Freedom Law (Washington Post)
Rajdeep Singh writes in the Washington Post about AB1964, recently signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown. Excerpt: When my Sikh…
Legal Issues
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Church and State
North Dakota Catholic Conference says ‘Sunday law’ Benefits All People (EWTN News)
NOTE: This is in reference to a law that has been on the books in North Dakota for many years. In the past, it banned business all on…
Church and State
November Election a “Referendum on Your Religion” Trump warns Evangelical leaders
The President’s threat that the November election will be a “referendum on your religion” is troubling because it assumes that the success o…
Church and State
Prayers, Parks, and Monuments: Litigation Over Religious Symbols in America
By Jason Hines - Now the clock is ticking for the group because there are KY tourism tax incentives for the project that are set to expire i…
Employment Law
BREAKING: Supreme Court Ruling in Groff v. Dejoy Clarifies Religious Accommodation Requirements under Title VII
The Supreme Court ruled in Groff v. Dejoy that Title VII requires employers to show substantial costs before denying a religious accommodati…
Employment Law
Israel Looking Into Making Sunday Day of Rest (Bloomberg)
EXCERPT: Israel’s government is examining a proposal to shift the weekend to the western Saturday and Sunday, a step that may benefit…
Supreme Court
Analysis: Could churches lose their tax-exempt status if they refuse to recognize same-sex marriage?
Earlier this month, presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke stated that he would support removing the tax-exempt status of organizations and in…
Church and State
Is it Really Persecution? Phoenix Enforcement of Safety and Zoning Ordinances
The core issue will be whether religious groups should be given variance from content-neutral local zoning and safety regulations simply bec…
Immigration
Federal bill introduced to prohibit religion-based denial of immigration
On May 12, Rep. Donald Beyer (D-Va) and 103 co-sponsors introduced legislation that would prohibit immigration authorities from refusing to…
Church and State
Tax-exemption of clergy housing violates Establishment Clause rules Federal judge
Last Friday a federal judge in Wisconsin issued a ruling that a federal statute that exempts housing for members of the clergy from taxation…
