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High School Student Praying in a Corridor.

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

Tag: church and schools LGBTQ discrimination ministerial exception religion in school Surpreme Court Decision

The FDA recently updated its blood donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men to enable more people to donate blood during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maine Vaccine Requirement Allowed to Stand by a Divided U.S. Supreme Court

December 10, 2021

A vaccine requirement for healthcare workers in Maine was allowed to go into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene.

Category: Supreme Court Decision Religion and Health

Tag: COVID restrictions covid-19 Supreme Court decision vaccinations vaccine

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.

Football Coach to Appeal Ninth Circuit Decision Involving Prayer

December 7, 2021

A high school football coach vowed to appeal after the 9th Circuit upheld a decision to ban him from praying on the field at the end of games.

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

Tag: First Amendment government endorsement of religion School Prayer separation of church and state

A woman is challenging an anti-discrimination law that would require her to provide a creative service for a same-sex wedding, thereby violating her beliefs.

Florist Who Refused Same-Sex Service Drops Supreme Court Case

December 3, 2021

A Washington state florist with objections to same-sex marriage recently withdrew a petition before the United States Supreme Court.

Category: LGBTQ and Law Supreme Court Decision

Tag: LGBT Rights religious exemption same sex weddings Same-Sex Marriage

The EEOC recently filed a lawsuit against a recruiting agency, claiming that the group had unlawfully denied a religious accommodation.

ACLU Initiates Legal Action Over Rejection of Site Plan for Mosque

November 30, 2021

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the City of Horn Lake, Mississippi, after it rejected a proposed mosque.

Category: Religious Discrimination Religious Law Federal Law

Tag: First Amendment Islam mosques religious discrimination

The city of Charlotte, North Carolina recently passed an anti-discrimination ordinance to protect its LGBTQ citizens from discrimination.

Charlotte Passes Anti-Discrimination Ordinance

November 26, 2021

The city of Charlotte, North Carolina recently passed an anti-discrimination ordinance to protect its LGBTQ citizens from discrimination.

Category: LGBTQ and Law State Laws

Tag: bathroom bill LGBTQ discrimination nondiscrimination ordinance

Public School Lawsuit Arises Over Aztec Prayer

November 23, 2021

A challenge was recently made by a group of parents to a California ethnic studies model curriculum that suggests students engage in an Aztec prayer.

Category: Separation of church and state Church and schools

Tag: church and school curriculum School Prayer separation of church and state

In a religious rights case coming before the Supreme Court, the conservative majority will most likely further entrench government support of religion.

Supreme Court Poised to Hear Religious Rights Case

November 19, 2021

In a religious rights case coming before the Supreme Court, the conservative majority will most likely further entrench government support of religion.

Category: Supreme Court Decision Separation of church and state Religious Law State Laws

Tag: Equal Protection Clause government funding of religion religious freedom separation of church and state Supreme Court decision

Two Nebraska women are suing the state over their parental rights as they claim the state discriminates against same-sex couples.

Same-Sex Couple Challenges Nebraska Over Parental Rights

November 16, 2021

Two Nebraska women are suing the state over their parental rights as they claim the state discriminates against same-sex couples.

Category: LGBTQ and Law State Laws

Tag: lawsuit LGBT Rights Nebraska same-sex parents