Courts
Texas battle over Ten Commandments heats up with lawsuits from both sidesA federal judge issued a temporary injunction Tuesday against a Texas law requiring schools to display donated copies of the Ten Commandments, saying the law violates… Read More
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‘Right out of 1984’: Judeo-Christian law firm sues Michigan AG for attacking free speech by endorsing ‘hate group’ smear(The Daily Signal) – The American Freedom Law Center is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit to grant oral arguments in its First Amendment lawsuit… Read More
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Texas Supreme Court protects religious freedom of judges to opt out of same-sex weddingTexas judges can legally refrain from officiating a wedding ceremony due to “a sincerely held religious belief,” according to a comment the Texas Supreme Court added to its judicial conduct… Read More
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Judge says campus protest rules violate speech, religious freedom: First Amendment doesn’t have bedtime(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A district judge on Tuesday ruled the University of Texas system’s (UT) new protest rules restricting “expressive activity” after 10 p.m. is unconstitutional. Reagan-appointed Judge David… Read More
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Federal appeals court to reconsider Louisiana law mandating Ten Commandments displays in public classroomsA federal appeals court will take another look at Louisiana’s mandate requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public-school classroom – a move that could reshape religious freedom… Read More
Culture
Disney says Jimmy Kimmel will be back Tuesday(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Disney announced on Monday that Jimmy Kimmel’s suspended program is returning to late night television on Tuesday. Executives at Disney announced on Wednesday that Kimmel’s… Read More
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Another baker’s religious freedom case could be heard by Supreme CourtWhen custom baker Cathy Miller met with a couple to discuss their wedding cake, she didn’t know she was facing more than eight years of litigation from the state of… Read More
Culture
ABC affiliates to air Charlie Kirk tribute in place of Jimmy Kimmel Live!One day after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely from his nightly show for his comments about Charlie Kirk’s death, the country’s largest ABC affiliate group announced it will air a… Read More
Government
AG Bondi clarifies ‘hate speech’ stance(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) will readily prosecute speech “that crosses the line into threats of violence,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Tuesday amid… Read More
Government
Johnson Amendment was a ‘sword’ used to silence religious leaders, says faith leader praising Trump administration’s pushbackA “sword” hanging over religious leaders and pastors is how Faith and Freedom Coalition founder Ralph Reed described a 1954 tax code provision known as the Johnson Amendment. The amendment,… Read More
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New York student wins battle to display Christian imagery, Bible verses in school parking spaceA Christian student has won a legal dispute with her public school over her constitutional rights to free speech and religious exercise. Every year, the Grand Island Central School… Read More
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SCOTUS to take religious freedom case regarding former prisoner’s Rastafarian beliefsThe U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a right of conscience case from former inmate Damon Landor against Louisiana State Prison officials. Landor, a practicing Rastafarian,… Read More
Public Education
Texas AG urges schools to implement voluntary prayer lawTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton wasted no time encouraging schools to test a new law allowing voluntary prayer during the school day in public schools. “In Texas classrooms, we want… Read More
Government
Congressional panel examines European censorship laws threatening Americans’ free speech onlineThe House Judiciary Committee convened a hearing Wednesday to scrutinize European online censorship laws, as experts warn they pose an unprecedented threat to free speech protections in the U.S. and… Read More
Government
Trump admin bolsters religious freedom for federal workersIn another win for religious freedom, the Trump administration has issued a memo declaring that federal employees may express their religious beliefs at work – and… Read More
Government
US House bill aims to strengthen military chaplains’ First Amendment freedomsThe U.S. House of Representatives has introduced legislation designed to defend the religious liberties of military chaplains. Republican Texas Congressmen Keith Self and Morgan Luttrell sponsored the… Read More
Government
It’s the law: Ten Commandments to be displayed in Arkansas government buildings and classroomsArkansas has become the second state to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public buildings and classrooms, after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill into law on… Read More
Culture
Conservative student leader and her org targeted in free-speech case at North Carolina collegeA conservative student and the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter she leads at North Carolina’s Davidson College are under investigation by the school over a… Read More
Government
Pennsylvania lawmaker proposes requiring Ten Commandments display in public schoolsA new Pennsylvania bill would require the Ten Commandments, along with other historic documents, to be displayed in the state’s public schools. Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who gained national… Read More
Courts
In religious liberty win, Herzog Foundation granted injunction in case over Biden-era pregnancy ruleA Christian nonprofit does not have to follow a federal rule that would mandate abortion accommodations, a federal court ruled in a preliminary injunction on Tuesday. The Herzog Foundation argued… Read More