Click here to view original article www.seattletimes.com The Seattle Times’ Project Homeless is supported by BECU, Campion Foundation, Raikes Foundation and Seattle Foundation. The Seattle Times maintains editorial control over Project Homeless content. A federal court ruled Friday that a religious organization providing homelessness services in Yakima is temporarily allowed…
Notre Dame Law professor discusses religious freedom
Click here to view original article www.ndsmcobserver.com Professor Richard Garnett gives a talk at the Notre Dame law school. Photo by Luka Vaicekauskaite / The Observer On Monday, Notre Dame Law school professor Richard W. Garnett delivered a timely lecture titled “Freedom of Religion in Catholic Teaching and Constitutional Law.”…
Notre Dame Law professor discusses religious freedom
Click here to view original article www.ndsmcobserver.com Professor Richard Garnett gives a talk at the Notre Dame law school. Photo by Luka Vaicekauskaite / The Observer On Monday, Notre Dame Law school professor Richard W. Garnett delivered a timely lecture titled “Freedom of Religion in Catholic Teaching and Constitutional Law.”…
Ukraine: New Law Raises Religious Freedom Concerns
Click here to view original article www.hrw.org A Ukrainian flag in the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Kozelets, Chernihivska region, on May 14, 2022 (Kyiv, October 30, 2024) – Ukraine’s new law banning religious organizations with ties to the Russian Orthodox…
Court rules in favor of Jewish families regarding special education funding in California
Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com Credit: RasyidArt/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 28, 2024 / 17:20 pm The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Monday in favor of a group of Jewish parents who argued that California is discriminating against religious parents and schools by excluding them from receiving…
Court rules in favor of Jewish families regarding special education funding in California
Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com CNA Staff, Oct 28, 2024 / 17:20 pm The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Monday in favor of a group of Jewish parents who argued that California is discriminating against religious parents and schools by excluding them from receiving funds from…
Decision on Louisiana Ten Commandments law due by Nov. 15
Click here to view original article baptistnews.com A federal judge said he will decide by Nov. 15 whether to temporarily block a Louisiana law requiring classroom displays of the Ten Commandments beginning Jan. 1. U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles heard oral arguments Oct. 21 in Roake v. Brumley ,…
Judge hears arguments to block Louisiana’s Ten Commandments displays in schools
Click here to view original article religionnews.com BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments at a hearing Monday on whether he should temporarily block a new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1. Louisiana, a reliably…
Judge Hears Arguments to Block Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Displays in Schools
Click here to view original article news.google.com BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments at a hearing Monday on whether he should temporarily block a new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1. Louisiana, a reliably…
Civil rights groups spar with state over Ten Commandments law
Click here to view original article veritenews.org Attorney General Liz Murrill speaks with reporters following a hearing in a lawsuit challenging a state law that will require schools to post copies of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Credit: Bobbi-Jeanne Misick Civil rights attorneys attempting to stop a new state law…
U.S. bishops, Knights of Columbus back Apache religious freedom bid at Supreme Court
Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com The Catholic bishops are backing a suit by Apache Stronghold, a coalition of Native Americans and their supporters, in its lawsuit against the federal government. The lawsuit argues that the coalition’s freedom of religion was violated when the federal government announced its intention…
U.S. Bishops, Knights of Columbus Back Apache Religious Freedom Bid at Supreme Court
Click here to view original article www.ncregister.com Religious liberty scholars from the Notre Dame Law School, Seton Hall University, and the University of St. Thomas School of Law also filed a brief backing the Native Americans. Numerous other religious groups also filed amicus briefs. The Catholic bishops are backing a…
In new term, Supreme Court asked to hear religious liberty cases
Click here to view original article news.yahoo.com People stand in line to tour the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., on Monday, when the court’s 2024-25 term started. Photo by Leigh Vogel/UPI Oct. 7 (UPI) — Native Americans trying to protect their sacred land, a Rastafarian prisoner…
Advocates for nation’s first Catholic charter school appeal to Supreme Court
Click here to view original article www.ncronline.org The U.S. Supreme Court building is pictured in Washington June 24. (OSV News/Reuters/Nathan Howard) The U.S. Supreme Court building is pictured in Washington June 24. (OSV News/Reuters/Nathan Howard) Staff Reporter View Author Profile Join the Conversation Send your thoughts to Letters to the…
Oklahoma Catholic charter school petitions U.S. Supreme Court to consider approval
Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com U.S. Supreme Court. | Credit: PT Hamilton/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Oct 8, 2024 / 17:30 pm A charter school in Oklahoma is aiming to be the first publicly-funded religious charter school in the United States after it appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on…
Oklahoma Catholic Charter School Petitions US Supreme Court to Consider Approval
Click here to view original article www.ncregister.com St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School petitioned the high court to review the decision on the basis of Supreme Court precedent and the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. Kate Quiñones/CNA Education October 8,…
In new term, Supreme Court asked to hear religious liberty cases
Click here to view original article www.upi.com Supreme Court justices, who have begun their new term. are: Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan. Standing from left are Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M.…
After event at Mansfield high school, questions arise about separation of church & state
Click here to view original article www.star-telegram.com An event at Mansfield Lake Ridge prompted questions of legality and the issue of the separation of church and state. Getty Images | Royalty Free Getty Images/iStockphoto In Reality Check stories, Star-Telegram journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read…
Religious groups can challenge Michigan anti-discrimination law, US appeals court rules
Click here to view original article news.yahoo.com A federal appeals court has ruled a pair of lawsuits against Michigan’s anti-discrimination law filed by groups claiming it infringes on their religious liberties can continue, reversing a decision made last year by a lower court to dismiss the lawsuits. In a 37-page…
Religious groups can challenge Michigan anti-discrimination law, US appeals court rules
Click here to view original article www.usatoday.com A federal appeals court has ruled a pair of lawsuits against Michigan’s anti-discrimination law filed by groups claiming it infringes on their religious liberties can continue, reversing a decision made last year by a lower court to dismiss the lawsuits. In a 37-page…
Nuns sue New York over abortion coverage mandate
Click here to view original article www.baltimoresun.com A group of New York nuns are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to block New York regulation requiring faith-based organizations to cover abortions in their employee health insurance plans. In a filing Tuesday, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York joined a coalition…
Nuns sue New York over abortion coverage mandate
Click here to view original article justthenews.com (The Center Square) – (The Center Square) — A group of New York nuns are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to block New York regulation requiring faith-based organizations to cover abortions in their employee health insurance plans. In a filing Tuesday, the Roman…
Nuns sue New York over abortion coverage mandate
Click here to view original article www.thecentersquare.com St. Patrick’s Cathedral (New York, N.Y.) (The Center Square) — A group of New York nuns are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to block New York regulation requiring faith-based organizations to cover abortions in their employee health insurance plans. In a filing Tuesday,…
Appeals court upholds Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors
Click here to view original article www.upi.com An appeals court Thursday upheld Colorado’s ban on minors receiving conversion therapy. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | Sept. 13 (UPI) — An appeals court Thursday ruled against a challenge to Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, saying the state can continue…
Christian School Sues Maine Over Law Deterring Religious Schools From School Choice Program
Click here to view original article www.ncregister.com First Liberty Institute asked the U.S Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to reverse a lower court decision. Bangor Christian Schools building in Bangor, Maine. (photo: Courtesy photo / First Liberty Institute) Kate Quiñones/CNA Nation September 12, 2024 A Christian school on…