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Religion Clause
Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments Today on Exclusion of Religious Schools from General State Programs
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, (Docket No. 25-581). In the case, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals held that…
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President Issues Messages on Reformation Day and All Saints’ Day
Last week, President Trump issued Presidential Messages focusing on two Christian holidays. On October 31, he issued a Presidential Message on Reformation Day, saying in part:From the earliest days of…
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School Bus Driver Distributing Religious Candy Was Not Engaged In Private Speech
In Robinson v. Mattawan Consolidated School District, (WD MI, Oct. 22, 2026), a Michigan federal district court dismissed a suit brought by a former school bus driver who was fired…
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Court Again Refuses to Enjoin Ban That Prevents Rabbi from Carrying Firearm to His Synagogue
In Silver Spring Jewish Community Center v. Montgomery County, Maryland, (D MD, Oct. 27, 2026), a Maryland federal district court denied a motion to amend a prior judgment in the case…
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Pew Survey Reports on Mid-Term Voting Preferences by Religious Affiliation
In anticipation of the November 3 mid-term elections, last week the Pew Research Center released the results of a survey conducted between Sept. 28 and Oct. 4 on the mid-term…
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Did Pressure on Foster Child to Be Baptized Amount to Neglect of Child’s Emotional Needs?
In A.P. v. Department of Children and Families, (MA App. Ct., Oct. 21, 2016), a Massachusetts state appellate court vacated and remanded a decision of a Department of Children and Families…
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Backers of Hasidic School May Move Ahead with Challenges to Zoning Denials
Congregation Rabbinical Institute of Tartikov, Inc. v. Village of Pomona, NY, (SD NY, Sept.28, 2026), is the latest decision in a long-running attempt by members of the Hasidic Jewish community…
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Supreme Court Opens Its October 2026 Term
The Supreme Court opened its October 2026 Term yesterday, issuing its traditional long list of certiorari denials. Yesterday's 42-page Order List includes a denial of certiorari in Peterson v. Snohomish Regional Fire…
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9/17/2026 CSU|LAW Constitution Day Program
By Laura Ray
On Thursday, September 17, 2026, CSU|LAW is presenting a free Constitution Day program at 6pm in the Moot Court Room – The Establishment and the Establishment Clause: The Future of…
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Galanis on Religion and Nature in the Enlightenment
By christinecorcoslawlit-blogspot-com
Panagiotis Galanis, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, has published Religion and Nature in the Enlightenment. Here is the abstract. The Enlightenment transformed the relationship between religion, nature and law. Nature…