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The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a Florida town of a lower court's ruling allowing a lawsuit to move forward over a prayer vigil.

Supreme Court to Reconsider Issue of School Prayer

June 10, 2022

The Supreme Court will revisit the issue of school prayer after it heard the case of a football coach who was fired for praying on the field.

Category: Supreme Court Decision Separation of church and state Church and schools Religious Discrimination Religious Law

Tag: Establishment Clause prayer in schools School Prayer separation of church and state

LifeWise Academy requested that Hilliard City Schools in Ohio let students choose to receive religious programming at off-site locations.

Hilliard School in Ohio Considers Off-Site Religious Programming for Students

May 27, 2022

LifeWise Academy requested that Hilliard City Schools in Ohio let students choose to receive religious programming at off-site locations.

Category: Separation of church and state Church and schools Religious Discrimination Religious Law

Tag: government endorsement of religion religion in school separation of church and state

High School Student Praying in a Corridor.

Oklahoma Bill Proposes Fining Teachers With Anti-Christian Messages

May 20, 2022

Oklahoma considers a bill that would permit legal action against teachers if they provide opposing views to religious beliefs of students.

Category: Separation of church and state Church and schools State Laws

Tag: First Amendment freedom of religion LGBTQ rights religion in school separation of church and state

Families Initiate Legal Action After West Virginia School Holds Christian Assembly

March 22, 2022

Parents initiated legal action against a school in West Virginia after it permitted a preacher to conduct a Christian assembly during school.

Category: Separation of church and state Church and schools

Tag: church and schools church and state First Amendment School Prayer separation of church and state

Religious diets are quite common in the United States, and sometimes they can lead to lawsuits, especially in correctional facilities.

Religious Rights Lawsuit Initiated After Student Forced to Eat Pepperoni Pizza

January 28, 2022

A former high school football player filed a lawsuit claiming he was forced to eat pepperoni pizza, which is against his religious beliefs.

Category: Church and schools Religious Discrimination

Tag: Civil Rights football freedom of religion religious freedom religious prohibition

A football coach who recently won his religious freedom lawsuit against a public school mulls whether to return to his old post.

Federal Judge Will Rule in Cambridge Christian’s Prayer Lawsuit

January 21, 2022

A federal judge will rule in a prayer lawsuit over whether an athletic association violated the first amendment rights of a Christian school.

Category: Supreme Court Decision Separation of church and state Church and schools

Tag: First Amendment football prayer in schools religious rights School Prayer

West Virginia Prayer Group Accused of Religious Rights Violations

January 14, 2022

A prayer group at a West Virginia public school has drawn significant attention from the Freedom from Religion Foundation.

Category: Church and schools Religious Law

Tag: discrimination LGBTQ prayer in school religion in school

Operation Christmas Child Tests Constitutional Limits of Kansas Public School

December 24, 2021

Last year, the Freedom from Religion Foundation was able to stop a Kansas public school from taking part in Operation Christmas Child.

Category: Separation of church and state Church and schools

Tag: 14th amendment Establishment Clause First Amendment religion in school separation of church and state

Student Challenges San Diego COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement Over Religious Rights

December 17, 2021

A student claims religious discrimination over a vaccine mandate that requires qualified students to be fully inoculated against COVID-19.

Category: Church and schools Religious Discrimination

Tag: COVID-19 restrictions religious exemption supreme court vaccinations vaccine mandate

Various lawsuits have been filed against churches involving real estate issues and perceived discrimination or neglect.

Federal Court Allows Catholic School to Fire Teacher in Same-Sex Marriage

December 14, 2021

A federal court in Indiana recently ruled that a Catholic school could refuse to renew the employment contract of a gay guidance counselor.

Category: LGBTQ and Law Supreme Court Decision Church and schools

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