Religion and Law

Click here to view original article news.google.com FILE – The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to…

Click here to view original article religionnews.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The conservative-dominated high court has issued several decisions in recent years signaling a willingness to allow public funds to flow to religious entities. Mark Sherman January 27, 2025 Loading your audio article WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday…

Click here to view original article www.wcvb.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma. Related video above: Can birthright citizenship be repealed? Breaking down Trump’s…

Click here to view original article www.oklahoman.com The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a legal case that could lead to the establishment of the nation’s first religious online charter school, based in Oklahoma. The court on Friday consolidated two petitions that had been filed, one by the Statewide…

Click here to view original article www.wdsu.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma. Related video above: Can birthright citizenship be repealed? Breaking down Trump’s…

Click here to view original article www.reuters.com A bird flies over the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., August 14, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Lower court blocked establishment of St. Isidore school Justices have widened religious rights in recent rulings WASHINGTON, Jan 24…

Click here to view original article lailluminator.com The John Minor Wisdom U.S. Fifth Court of Appeals building in New Orleans on Oct. 3, 2017 (Jolie McCullough/The Texas Tribune) NEW ORLEANS – Three judges on the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals considered arguments Thursday over a state law that requires…

Click here to view original article www.delta-optimist.com As Louisiana schools remain stuck in the middle of a legal battle over a new state law requiring every public classroom to display the Ten Commandments, a panel of three judges heard arguments over the controversial mandate on Thursday morning. Sara Cline, The…

Click here to view original article www.philstar.com There seems to be an indefeasible claim that the social has become the fastest source of information and/or disinformation. In a proverbial blink of an eye, an event taking place somewhere gets quickly reported in the internet and shared among thousand others and…

Click here to view original article becketfund.org WASHINGTON – In celebration of National Religious Freedom Day, Becket has released the sixth edition of the Religious Freedom Index , the nation’s only annual poll that tracks American opinion on religious freedom. The 2024 Index marked the highest overall score in the…

Click here to view original article baptistnews.com All Louisiana school districts must comply with a recent federal court ruling barring classroom Ten Commandments displays despite contradictory guidance from a state official, civil rights groups said in a Jan. 6 letter to district superintendents. Three days earlier, Louisiana Attorney General Liz…

Click here to view original article www.forbes.com Can a legal argument settle a religious debate? getty Charter school court cases of the past (and at least one of the future) turn on the wonky term “state actor.” Is a charter school a state actor or not? If a charter school…

Click here to view original article www.wlrn.org The school board of Broward County convened on Tuesday, Dec. 10 for a workshop in which school signage was briefly addressed. The Broward County school board is scheduled to rule on Tuesday what signs are permissible on school campuses following challenges from a…

Click here to view original article www.kiplinger.com (Image credit: joe daniel price/Getty Images) By Kelley R. Taylor last updated 16 December 2024 in News If you’re wondering what the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and religious liberty have to do with taxes, you’re probably not alone. These issues are…

Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com CNA Staff, Dec 13, 2024 / 18:20 pm The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case brought by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin after the Wisconsin Supreme Court in March ruled the agency ineligible for a…

Click here to view original article www.washingtonexaminer.com The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a significant 1st Amendment case that could reshape the balance between religious liberty and state taxation laws. At the center of the case is a dispute involving the Catholic Charities Bureau in Wisconsin, which argues that…

Click here to view original article www.reuters.com The flag of the U.S. state Wisconsin is seen in this illustration taken, August 21, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Catholic entity says state court ruling violated First Amendment Groups "operated primarily for religious purposes" are exempt WASHINGTON,…

Click here to view original article www.catholicnewsagency.com Zion Lutheran Church in Long Valley, New Jersey, is one of two churches that have won a victory against county officials who were excluding them from a historic preservation grant program. | Credit: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, Dec…

Click here to view original article www.nysun.com Students rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to support the Ten Commandments in 2005. Alex Wong/Getty Images Arguments over Louisiana’s law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom are set for January, as a debate is…

Click here to view original article apnews.com FILE – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill speaks holds up a mini-display showing the Ten Commandments during a press conference regarding the Ten Commandments in schools Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Scheinuk/The Advocate via AP, File) NEW ORLEANS (AP)…