Most Americans Believe Basic Human Rights Are Under Siege
Nearly every American believes their basic rights and freedoms are under assault, according to polling data released Monday.
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Judge Questions Validity of Religious Conscience Health Care Rule
A federal judge on Wednesday voiced serious concerns about the Trump administration’s expanded protections for health care workers with religious objections, finding it may impose new requirements on health care providers not authorized by law.
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Federal Judge Rules Obamacare Protections Violate Religious Freedom
A Texas federal judge Tuesday invalidated Obama-era protections for patients seeking transgender or abortion-related care, concluding they violate the religious rights of medical providers who object to performing such treatments.
Read moreIowa College Officials Held Liable for Bias Against Christian Groups
After losing two lawsuits to Christian student groups at the University of Iowa, school administrators now face the prospect of paying damages to the plaintiffs out of their own pockets.
Read moreJudge Rules Michigan Adoption Agencies Can Reject Gay Couples
Religious liberty advocates have praised a Michigan federal judge who blocked the state from enforcing new rules that he says target faith-based foster and adoption agencies. But supporters of the policy voiced concerns that the ruling reopened the door to discrimination against same-sex couples.
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Tribal Council Says Alamo Management Violated Religious Freedom
An indigenous nation, a member of its tribal council and the San Antonio Missions Cemetery Association filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday morning against the Alamo’s management and related government agencies, claiming these entities violated the nation’s constitutional right to freely exercise their religion.
Read moreTens of Thousands Join Gay Pride Parades Around the World
Tens of thousands of people turned out for gay pride celebrations around the world on Saturday, including a boisterous party in Mexico and the first pride march in North Macedonia’s capital.
Read more‘Wild Wild Country’ Panel Reflect on Rajneesh Saga
In 1981, followers of the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh bought a ranch in rural Oregon and established a city that set off a series of intriguing years-long legal controversies involving free expression of religion, land use and immigration that continue to resonate in present day.
Read moreTrump Administration Delays Religious Freedom Health Care Rule
The Trump administration has backed off on a rule that would allow health care workers to refuse medical services that violate their religious beliefs.
Read moreMontana Moms Take Fight Over Religious Schools to Top Court
The Supreme Court took up a challenge Friday by low-income Montana mothers who have been denied state scholarships to help send their children to Christian schools.
Read moreHouse Takes Up Bill to Quash Religious-Motivated Bias
Pushing for the government to stop protecting those who wield their faiths to hurt others, a civil rights lawyer urged House lawmakers Tuesday to curb abuse of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act by the Trump administration.
Read moreFeds Issue New Religious Freedom Rule for Health Workers
Government health care workers with religious or moral objections to abortions, birth control or assisted suicide will be free to refuse to provide those services under a new rule issued Thursday by the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
Read moreJudge Strikes Down Secular Education Rules for Yeshivas
A judge has blocked New York from using public funds to force secular education goals, like learning how to read and write in English, on ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools.
Read moreSan Francisco State Settles Anti-Jewish Bias Suit
To settle claims of anti-Jewish bias, San Francisco State University on Wednesday committed to a sweeping set of changes including the creation of an on-campus mural that will feature Zionist views and a major investment in “viewpoint diversity.”
Read moreMuslim Detainees Say ICE Interferes With Their Religious Practices
Five Muslims accused immigration officials at a Florida detention facility of denying them access to the Quran and restricting prayer in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Read more4th Circuit Upholds Public School’s World Religion Curriculum
A Fourth Circuit panel sided Monday with a Maryland school district after a Christian student and her family opposed a lesson plan that taught about the Islamic faith.
Read moreRussian Court Sends Jehovah’s Witness to Prison for 6 Years
A regional court in western Russia on Wednesday sentenced a Danish Jehovah’s Witness to six years in prison, in arguably the most severe crackdown on religious freedom in Russia in recent years.
Read moreKentucky Bishop Apologizes for Reaction to Viral Encounter
A northern Kentucky bishop has apologized for his diocese’s reaction to a videotaped encounter last week at the Lincoln Memorial between a group of high school students and Native American marchers.
Read moreNew Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Textbook Loans to Private Schools
New Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a program that lends textbooks to private and religious schools does not violate the doctrine of separation between church and state.
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