Ruling denies dismissal motion and blocks state charges against entheogenic church leader On August 4, 2025, U.S. District Judge Jill N. Parrish ruled in favor of a Utah-based entheogenic church, denying state and city officials’ motion to dismiss and issuing […]
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Ruling cites “clear constitutional violation” as state plans further appeal In a decision issued August 4, 2025, a federal judge blocked enforcement of Arkansas Act 573, a new law requiring every public school classroom in the state to prominently display
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What a Trade Principle Is Doing in Church-State Law—and Why It’s Creating New Legal Tensions In recent years, a once-obscure idea has quietly reshaped the legal landscape of religious liberty. Known as the “most favored nation” (MFN) theory, this concept
By Michael Peabody Don’t settle for stone when you’ve been given a Savior. The push to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom doesn’t come from a place of malice. It comes from people who care. I know some of
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The 1990 Smith decision curtailed religious liberty claims, but later rulings have expanded the Free Exercise Clause beyond its original scope When the Supreme Court decided Employment Division v. Smith in 1990, it marked one of the sharpest contractions of
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Justice Department says Central District injunction hampers federal agents’ ability to enforce immigration laws On August 7, 2025, Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to halt a Central District of
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Court rules Idaho public charter school not required to fund faith-based instructional materials TL;DR (“too long; didnt read”) summary: On August 6, 2025, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill dismissed a lawsuit by Chris and Nicole Trakel against Idaho Superintendent
Jewish students at George Washington University say they were threatened, harassed, and forced to flee campus spaces last spring. Now, the U.S. Department of Justice agrees — concluding that the university failed to act on reports of antisemitic abuse in
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By Michael Peabody, Esq. A walk through Washington, D.C., can stir something uniquely American. Beneath the shadows of monuments and along the edges of the National Mall, a quiet but persistent idea takes hold. The child standing in front of
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Public understanding of armed conflict often arrives through filtered channels. Governments issue statements. News agencies cite unnamed sources. Social media circulates unverified images at lightning speed. For Gaza, this has created a particularly dense fog of claims and counterclaims, where
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