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Establishment Clause
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Today Is Hawaii’s Secular Good Friday Holiday – What’s Up With That?
Even if the world were open today, the doors to most Hawaii state, county, and city offices would still be locked. Because Friday, March 29, 2024 is the day that…
Religion Clause
School Board Not Liable for Teacher’s Proselytization of Muslim Student
In Chaudhry v. Community Unit School District 300 Board of Education, (ND IL, Dec. 29, 2023), an Illinois federal district court dismissed Establishment Clause, Due Process and Equal Protection claims by…
Religion Clause
School Material on Islam Did Not Violate Current Establishment Clause Test
As previously reported, in November 2020 in Hilsenrath v. School District of the Chathams, a New Jersey federal district court held that the 7th grade World Cultures and Geography course presentation of…
Religion Clause
Expanded Protection of Utah Lands Did Not Violate Establishment Clause
In Huck v. United States, (D UT, Sept. 21, 2023), a Utah federal district court rejected Establishment Clause, equal protection, due process and other challenges to Congress' 2019 designation of…
Religion Clause
Court Rejects Muslim Americans’ Challenge to Their Treatment at U.S. Borders
In Kariye v. Mayorkas, (CD CA, July 19, 2023), a California federal district court dismissed claims by three Muslim plaintiffs that their rights have been violated by ongoing religious questioning of…
Religion Clause
9th Circuit: Prison Official’s Referencing Bible Verse Did Not Violate Establishment Clause
In Forter v. Young, (9th Cir., July 12, 2023), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected former prisoner Jeffrey Forter's complaints about the procedure used to deny his religious meal…
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“Justice Breyer and the Establishment Clause”
Main Thursday, May 25, 2023"Justice Breyer and the Establishment Clause"Here is a (short) paper of mine, "Justice Breyer and the Establishment Clause: Notes on 'Appeasement,' 'Legal Judgment,' and 'Divisiveness'": Stephen…
Religion Clause
Deputy Has Qualified Immunity In Suit Claiming His Failure to Intervene in Establishment Clause Violation
In White v. Goforth, (6th Cir., May 18, 2023), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals held that Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Goforth had qualified immunity in a suit against him…
Religion Clause
Judge’s Religious Comments Did Not Violate Defendant’s Rights
In State of Ohio v. Loftis, (OH App., May 19, 2023), an Ohio state appellate court held that a judge's references to religion during a sentencing hearing for defendant who was…
Religion Clause
Establishment Clause Challenge to Transcendental Meditation Program in High School Moves Ahead
In Williams v. Board of Education of the City of Chicago, (ND IL, May 16, 2023), an Illinois federal district court refused to grant summary judgment to either side on an…