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Religious Expression
144 published works
Fair Housing Defense
Holiday Displays in Apartment Communities
I got the call this morning. It typically comes the last week of November or the first week in December. I am, of course, referring to the what can my…
RLUIPA Defense Blog
Fourth Circuit Clarifies What Constitutes Religious Exercise Under RLUIPA
By Evan Seeman, Dwight Merriam
In Moore-King v. County of Chesterfield (4th Cir. 2013), the plaintiff, Patricia Moore-King, is a fortune teller known as “Psychic Sophie.” Psychic Sophie describes herself as “very spiritual in nature,” but…
RLUIPA Defense Blog
California Federal Court Dismisses Fortune-Tellers RLUIPA Claims As Unripe For Judicial Review
By Evan Seeman, Dwight Merriam
In Davis v. City of Selma (ED CA 2013), Stephanie Davis, a 30-year old wife and mother who is a palm-reading fortune-teller, sued the City of Selma, California alleging violations…
La Revue
De la manifestation par les salariés de leurs croyances religieuses
Cour d’appel de Versailles, 6 décembre 2012, n° 11/02076
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal Judge Denies Injunction Against NYC Circumcision Notice Regulation
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
In a 93 page Memorandum and Order in Central Rabbinical Congress v. NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald has denied a preliminary injunction against NYC's regulation…
Fair Housing Defense
Holiday Displays in Apartment Communities
As the calendar has turned to December, it is time to again review the law concerning holiday displays at apartment communities. Management is required to balance the religious requests of all, while…
School Law
SEE YOU IN COURT! – May 2012
It had been a long tough year in Nutmeg, but the end was in sight. Mr. Superintendent always enjoyed the graduation ceremony as he, Mr. Principal and the Board members…
The Faculty Lounge
California Public School Teacher Disciplines Students for Uttering “Bless You”
According to this news account a Vacaville, California public school teacher disciplines students for uttering the venerable phrase "Bless You" after another person sneezes. Putting aside the petty stupidity of…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit: Teacher Has No Right to Display God Banners
By ConLawProf initials at end of post
A unanimous three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit ruled yesterday in Johnson v. Poway Unified School District that the District did not violate a teacher's First Amendment rights when officials…
Employment & Labor
New York City Adopts More Stringent Standard for Showing “Undue Hardship”
New York City has adopted a new, higher standard that employers must meet if they decline to accommodate an employee’s religious observance or practice on the grounds that the accommodation…