Freedom of Religion Tag

Court Strikes NY State Regulations Threatening Orthodox Jewish Yeshivas Under “Substantial Equivalency” Test

Posted by Jane Coleman on March 24, 2023 28 Comments

Court finds the state education department exceeded its authority in requiring religious schools to provide the substantial equivalent of secular education: "Parents should be given a reasonable opportunity to prove that the substantial equivalency requirements for their children's education are satisfied by instruction provided through...

Equal Protection Project Files Opposition to Biden Education Dept. Rule Rescinding Trump-Pence Campus Religious Protections

Posted by James Nault on March 22, 2023 3 Comments

Proposal would remove Trump-Pence era regulation mandating that higher education treat campus religious groups and secular groups equally...

NYC Comptroller to Yeshiva University: Recognize LGBTQ Club or Risk Public Funding

Posted by Jane Coleman on March 03, 2023 45 Comments

Comptroller warns: "I must urge your institution to change course and offer a secure environment for your LGBTQ+ students and staff to create a supportive space to rightfully express their full selves."...

Eric Adams: ‘When We Took Prayers Out of Schools, Guns Came Into Schools’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 01, 2023 39 Comments

"Don’t tell me about no separation of church and state. State is the body, church is the heart. You take the heart out of the body, the body dies."...

Nicaragua Regime Sentences Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez to 26 Years for Treason

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 14, 2023 15 Comments

“The defendant Rolando José Álvarez Lagos is held to be a traitor to the country.”...

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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...

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