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Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips Loses Appeal Over Transgender Transition Celebration Cake

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2023 97 Comments

It's never really over in the culture war, is it? Perhaps on a second trip to the U.S. Supreme Court we will finally get a ruling on the merits of whether anti-discrimination laws can be used to compel speech with which the speaker disagrees on...

Yeshiva University Inches Its Way Back To SCOTUS By Appealing LGBTQ Club Ruling To NY’s Highest Court

Posted by Jane Coleman on January 19, 2023 15 Comments

The motion is the latest step on YU's path back to the United States Supreme Court....

Yeshiva University Must Recognize LGBTQ Club, Appeals Court Rules

Posted by Jane Coleman on December 16, 2022 24 Comments

Rejects Yeshiva's claim to be an exempt "religious corporation" and rejects Yeshiva's 1st Amendment claim: "Providing the Pride Alliance with full and equal access to public accommodations does not intrude on Yeshiva’s asserted right “to decide matters ‘of faith and doctrine.’"...

Court: Barrington (RI) School Committee Liable For Attorney’s Fees Of Teachers Fired Over Covid Vax Mandate

Posted by Jane Coleman on October 09, 2022 10 Comments

A follow up to our prior coverage of the three Christian teachers fired after the district refused even to consider their requests for religious exemption. Court imposed a $500 fine for an open meetings violation and more significantly, the teacher's attorney's fees that could be...

Yeshiva University and ‘Pride Alliance’ Agree To Stay Of State Court Order That Forced School To Officially Recognize LGBT Group

Posted by Jane Coleman on September 23, 2022 10 Comments

The Supreme Court indicated it likely would take the case once state appeals were exhausted, and likely would rule in favor of the university....

Pending Return to SCOTUS, Yeshiva University Freezes All Student Group Activities Rather Than Recognize LGBT Alliance

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2022 32 Comments

“the university will hold off on all undergraduate club activities while it immediately takes steps to follow the roadmap provided by the US Supreme Court to protect YU’s religious freedom.”...

Yeshiva University Must Recognize LGBTQ Student Group For Now, After SCOTUS Vacates Stay As Premature

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 14, 2022 38 Comments

Majority: "The application is denied because it appears that applicants have at least two further avenues for expedited or interim state court relief." Alito Dissent: "As the [Pride] Alliance has contended, this would force Yeshiva to make a 'statement' in support of an interpretation of...

NY Times Hit Piece On Hasidic Education Published On Eve Of NY Regents Vote To Undermine All Religious Schools

Posted by Jane Coleman on September 11, 2022 47 Comments

A New York Times article attacking boys’ Hasidic schools was published today, on the eve of the New York State Board of Regents vote on regulations poised to undermine the way Jewish religious schools have operated for generations. The timing of The Times' attack appears...

Justice Sotomayor Stays NY State Court Order Forcing Yeshiva University To Recognize “Pride Alliance” Club

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 09, 2022 27 Comments

"Yeshiva shouldn’t have been forced to go all the way to the Supreme Court to receive such a commonsense ruling in favor of its First Amendment rights." Eric Baxter, Vice President and Senior Counsel at Becket, said, "We are grateful that Justice Sotomayor stepped in to protect Yeshiva’s...

DOJ Lawyer Calls Religious Liberty Organization a ‘Hate Group’

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 08, 2022 9 Comments

"previously a lawyer with the ACLU of Massachusetts"...

5th Circuit Rules Govt Cannot Punish Religious Hospitals for Refusing to Perform Abortions, Gender Transitions

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 31, 2022 13 Comments

Religious freedom for the win....

NY State Proposed Regulations Threaten Orthodox Jewish Schools

Posted by Jane Coleman on July 18, 2022 41 Comments

A proposed set of regulations that require private schools to be “substantially equivalent” to public schools threaten to wreak havoc with Orthodox Jewish yeshivas in New York. Religious education leaders and parents are starting to fight back....

Praying Coach Vindicated at SCOTUS in Another Big Religious Freedom Win

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 27, 2022 24 Comments

Gorsuch for the 6-3 Majority: "Joseph Kennedy lost his job as a high school football coach because he knelt at midfield after games to offer a quiet prayer of thanks...

Religious Liberty Win – Supreme Court Strikes Maine Law That Funded Secular But Not Religious Private Education

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 21, 2022 69 Comments

Ruling: The state does not have to fund private education, but once it decides to fund private education, it can't discriminate against religious private schools. Let the hysterical overreactions begin!...

Palestinians Vandalize, Set Fire to Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on April 12, 2022 27 Comments

The Times of Israel: "Overnight Sunday, around 100 Palestinians broke into the site, rioted and smashed objects inside, and set it ablaze." ...

Supreme Court Refuses To Halt NY State Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandate Lacking Religious Exemption

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2021 43 Comments

Gorsuch dissent: "Those who cite medical reasons are exempt. But no comparable exemption exists for individuals whose sincere religious beliefs prevent them from taking one of the currently available vaccines. It seems New York is one of just three States to have a scheme like...

Lawsuit Filed Against University of Nebraska-Lincoln by Christian Student Group

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 31, 2021 2 Comments

"The University of Nebraska-Lincoln should have no problem supporting speakers from a wide variety of viewpoints on campus, including Christian speakers."...

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Barrett and Kavanaugh Join Supreme Court Liberals To Reject Stay Of Maine Vax Mandate Lacking Religious Exemption

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 30, 2021 48 Comments

Worried about the shadow docket: "Were the standard otherwise, applicants could use the emergency docket to force the Court to give a merits preview in cases that it would be unlikely to take—and to doso on a short fuse without benefit of full briefing and...

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