In Mahwikizi v. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, (ND IL, Nov. 22, 2021), an Illinois federal district court refused to issue a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the federal COVID-19 requirement that people wear masks on public transit.
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Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal Of Fired Catholic Teacher’s Suit
In Payne-Elliott v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Inc., (IN Ct. App., Nov. 23, 2021), an Indiana state appellate court reversed a trial court’s dismissal of a suit by a former teacher in a Catholic high school who claimed…
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European Court Says Russia Violated Rights of Krishna Movement, Vaishnavism and Unification Church
As reported by Courthouse News Service, yesterday in Chamber Judgments, Russia lost two separate freedom of religion cases in the European Court of Human Rights.In Centre of Societies for Krishna Consciousness In Russia and Frolov v. Russia, (ECHR,…
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Court Defers Ruling On Military’s Actions On Religious Exemption Requests From Vaccine Mandate
In Seal I v. Biden, (MD FL, Nov. 22, 2021), a Florida federal district court, after a lengthy discussion of free exercise protection under the 1st Amendment and RFRA, deferred until at least Jan. 7, 2022, ruling on a…
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6th Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Minister’s Hostile Work Environment Claim
In Middleton v. United Church of Christ Board, (6th Cir., Nov. 22, 2021), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a Title VII racial discrimination suit brought by a minister claiming an anti-Black hostile work…
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State Department Designates "Countries of Particular Concern" For Violating Religious Freedom Rights
Last week, in a little noticed move, pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act the U.S. State Department published this year’s designation of countries and non-state actors that are major violators of religious freedom. In a statement, Secretary of…
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Magistrate Recommends Dismissing Religious Objections To School’s Teaching Transgender Understanding
In Jones v. Boulder Valley School District RE-2, (D CO, Oct. 4, 2021), a Colorado federal magistrate judge recommended dismissing a suit by parents of three elementary school students who contended that their free exercise and equal protection rights,…
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School’s Vaccine Mandate Without Religious Exemptions Upheld
In Doe v. San Diego Unified School District, (SD CA, Nov. 18, 2021), a California federal district court denied a temporary restraining order in a suit by a high school student and her parents objecting to the school district’s…
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RFRA Defense Precluded In Prosecution of Tribal Member For Violating Closure Order
In United States v. Ortega, (D AZ, Nov. 18, 2021), an Arizona federal district court, ruling on the government’s motion in limine to preclude a defense under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in the prosecution of a member of…
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Humanist Association Releases 2021 Freedom of Though Report
Last week, the American Humanist Association and Humanists International announced the release of the 2021 Freedom of Thought Report. The press release reads in part:The 2021 Freedom of Thought report details the risks faced by nonreligious individuals around the…
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