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Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com Credit: Wolfgang Schaller/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 31, 2025 / 16:40 pm Several U.S. Supreme Court justices across ideological lines during oral arguments Monday morning expressed concerns about a Wisconsin agency’s refusal to legally recognize a Catholic charity — run by the Diocese…
Click here to view original article www.news9.com Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt issued an executive order Monday, making Oklahoma "the nation’s strongest defender of religious liberty," according to a news release from Stitt’s office. OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt issued an executive order Monday, making Oklahoma "the nation’s strongest…
Click here to view original article www.usatoday.com Click here for important updates to our privacy policy. POLITICS Supreme Court of the United States USA TODAY WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on Monday delved into how to define a religious act as it weighed whether charities run by religious groups have…
Click here to view original article www.aol.com The U.S. Supreme Court is shown March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. – Win McNamee/Getty Images The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments Monday over whether states may require religiously affiliated groups like Catholic Charities to pay unemployment taxes in a case critics…
Click here to view original article www.reuters.com Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Summary Companies Lower court ruled against Catholic diocese organization Trump administration backs Catholic group’s appeal It is latest religious rights case at US Supreme Court WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is set on…
Click here to view original article www.cnn.com The US Supreme Court is shown March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. CNN — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday over whether states may require religiously affiliated groups like Catholic Charities to pay unemployment taxes in a case critics say could put…
Click here to view original article www.nysun.com Wisconsin says Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior does not qualify for a tax exemption because it does not perform ‘typical’ religious activities. The Supreme Court on December 17, 2024. AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file BRADLEY CORTRIGHTUpdated: Mar. 30, 2025 04:41 AM ET…
Click here to view original article floridapolitics.com These are complex cases, and the IGC debate will help the public to understand them. Once again, religious liberty is before the United States Supreme Court. To make sense of upcoming cases and the issues they involve, the Institute for Governance and Civics…
Click here to view original article www.kvue.com SB 10 would require the Ten Commandments to be posted in all classrooms. SB 11 would require school boards to vote on allowing designated prayer time. AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate debated a pair of bills on Tuesday that would bring aspects…
Click here to view original article www.alreporter.com Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall listens to a reporter’s question following oral arguments in Merrill v. Milligan, an Alabama redistricting case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the United States, outside the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington,…
Click here to view original article news.google.com Description: The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit seeking to strike down the National Day of Prayer. 7th Circuit rejects lawsuit against National Day of Prayer ADF filed friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of National Day of Prayer Task Force CHICAGO — The…
Click here to view original article www.dailypress.net Editor’s note: The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. The Conversation is wholly responsible for the content. Today’s piece is by Preston Green III, University of Connecticut and Suzanne Eckes, University of Wisconsin-Madison. (THE…
Click here to view original article becketfund.org WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice, 19 states, prominent legal scholars, and diverse faith groups representing over 90 million Americans yesterday submitted friend-of-the-court briefs asking the Supreme Court to confirm that Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior’s care for the…
Click here to view original article natlawreview.com Religious Bias Suit in COVID Vaccine Mandate Case On January 7, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded a district court’s dismissal of a plaintiff’s Title VII religious bias suit—holding the case was sufficient to survive a…
Click here to view original article www.twincities.com Although I can’t cite a scientific survey to prove it, I have detected a recent upswing in conflicts over religion in public schools. Just as I was beginning to believe that most schools were finally getting religion right, it appears that the trend…
Click here to view original article religionunplugged.com (ANALYSIS) The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore: An online Roman Catholic charter school named after the patron saint of the internet . If affirmed, the school would be the nation’s first faith-based charter — a sea…
Click here to view original article www.upi.com 1 of 2 | President Donald Trump waves as he departs the Oval Office, boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday. Earlier he signed an executive order crating a faith office. Photo by Anna Rose Layden/UPI |…
Click here to view original article baptistnews.com The recent lawsuit filed by Quaker groups against the federal government highlights an issue on which conservatives seem increasingly prone to waffle: the sanctity of religious freedom and the protection of churches from government overreach . Conservatives often advocate for robust enforcement of…
Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com U.S. Supreme Court. | Credit: PT Hamilton/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 4, 2025 / 14:25 pm A diverse coalition of religious groups and the Department of Justice are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of a Catholic charity group in a…
Click here to view original article religionnews.com If approved, St. Isidore’s would be the first religious charter school. (Jonathan Kirn/The Image Bank via Getty Images) (The Conversation) — The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore: an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the…
Click here to view original article religionnews.com If approved, St. Isidore’s would be the first religious charter school. (Jonathan Kirn/The Image Bank via Getty Images) (The Conversation) — The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore: an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the…
Click here to view original article www.foxnews.com Attorney for religious charter school ‘hopeful’ in case to be heard before the court Alliance Defending Freedom Chief Counsel Jim Campbell says he’s ‘hopeful’ the Supreme Court ‘will make it clear that people of faith deserve to be a part of the charter…
Click here to view original article news.yahoo.com The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore, an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the patron saint of the Internet. Photo by Julia M Cameron/Pexels Jan. 31 (UPI) — Can a charter school be religious? The…
Click here to view original article theconversation.com The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore: an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the patron saint of the internet . If affirmed, the school would be the nation’s first faith-based charter – a sea change…
Click here to view original article www.upi.com The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore, an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the patron saint of the Internet. Photo by Julia M Cameron/Pexels Jan. 31 (UPI) — Can a charter school be religious? The…