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Religious Expression
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Religion Clause
President Issues Message on Catholic Bishops’ Honoring of US 250th Anniversary
Yesterday the White House posted a Presidential Message on U.S. Catholic Bishops Honoring the 250th Anniversary of American Independence (full text). The Message reads in part:Today, Melania and I join…
The Employer Handbook Blog
What Happens When an Employee Frames a Workplace Grievance as Religious Expression?
A school district police officer posted a prayer on Facebook criticizing his supervisors. He was fired. His lawsuit raised constitutional claims, a retaliation claim, and a religious discrimination claim. The…
Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy
Notes on the Sabarimala Review Hearings
Hearings in the Sabarimala review case are ongoing. Readers will recall that a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court had declared that barring the entry of women to the Sabarimala temple was…
Religion Clause
Hospital Justified In Firing Nurse for Praying with Patients, Discussing Holocaust With Patient
In Sanders v. Kootenai Hospital District, (D ID, Feb. 20, 2026), an Idaho federal district court rejected various claims by Claudia Sanders, a nurse at a crisis center who was fired…
Religion Clause
President Trump’s Ash Wednesday Message
Yesterday, the White House posted a Presidential Message on Ash Wednesday (full text). It reads in part:Today, the First Lady and I join the millions of Christians in the United…
India Legal
Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Madras High Court’s prayer restrictions at Thirupparankundram site
The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with a Madras High Court order that restricts certain religious practices at the Thirupparankundram Hill in Tamil Nadu, describing the High Court’s directions…
Religion Clause
Education Department Issues Guidance on School Prayer
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education issued a 9-page "Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer and Religious Expression in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools" (full text). An accompanying Press Release included this…
India Legal
Supreme Court rejects plea against Prime Minister’s ceremonial chadar offering at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
The Supreme Court has rejected a writ petition that questioned the long-standing practice of the Prime Minister presenting a ceremonial chadar at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah. The court declined to…
Religion Clause
Catholic Bishop Excuses Those Who Fear ICE Detention from Attending Christmas Mass
The Catholic Bishop of Columbus (Ohio) this week issued a Decree (full text) granting a dispensation from participating in Christmas Mass to parishioners who fear being detained by ICE on…
Religion Clause
Suit Challenges High School’s Ban on Religious and Political Messages on Its Spirit Rock
A suit was filed this week in a North Carolina federal district court by a high school student whose patriotic and religious tribute to the late Charlie Kirk painted on…