Constitution
Court unanimously finds RFRA plaintiffs can sue FBI agents for money damages
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that plaintiffs whose religious rights were violated can sue government employees individually for monet…
Supreme Court
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Constitution
LA County recognizes churches are constitutionally exempt from stay-at-home order
The language of the new Los Angeles COVID restriction specifically exempts religious gatherings as a matter of constitutional right.
Church and State
Court blocks New York Governor’s COVID Restrictions on Religious Congregations
In a major victory for religious congregations, delivered late on Thanksgiving Eve, the United States Supreme Court blocked the state of New…
Supreme Court
Supreme Court not likely to make individual FBI agents pay for allegedly violating Religious Freedom Restoration Act
On October 6, 2020, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case on the issue of whether individual FBI agents can be held…
Church and State
“I dissent!” A Survey of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Religion Clause Jurisprudence
Ginsburg wrote little on the religion clauses, but she frequently joined with those Justices who favored a strong separation of church and s…
Employment Law
Founders’ First Freedom urges Supreme Court to Restore Title VII Workplace Religious Accommodation Standard
Today, Founders’ First Freedom, Inc. filed an amicus brief urging the United States Supreme Court to revisit and restore the workplace relig…
Abortion / Contraception
Court rules agency can decide if employers must provide contraceptive coverage
Supreme Court sidesteps the free exercise claim and grants government agencies the power to determine whether to apply the ACA contraceptive…
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 they are now subject to regu…
Supreme Court
Soros-backed bid to eliminate anti-prostitution pledge loses at SCOTUS
The Supreme Court has ruled against George Soros' Open Society Foundations and upheld a law requiring foreign NGOs receiving funds to sign a…
Abortion / Contraception
Court strikes down Louisiana law that abortion doctors must have admitting privileges at local hospital
This morning the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that required doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nea…