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.
Read moreDissecting arguments from a teen who says her history lesson was unconstitutionally supportive of Islam, the Fourth Circuit appeared ready Tuesday to give the appeal an “F.”
Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court did not give a Christian baker lifetime immunity from anti-discrimination enforcement, the Colorado Civil Rights Division said Thursday in a motion to dismiss the bakery’s lawsuit.
Read moreA Minnesota man filed a federal class action claiming he was forced to attend a religious lecture while he was an inmate in the Dakota County jail and faced punishment if he tried to “escape.”
Read moreA Pennsylvania county argued to the Third Circuit Friday afternoon that it should not have to remove a cross on its seal because it is historical, not religious.
Read moreThe Colorado baker who convinced the U.S. Supreme Court he was unfairly targeted by his state for declining business from gay customers sued Colorado’s civil rights commission Tuesday, claiming he’s still being persecuted for his beliefs.
Read moreTwo Christian student groups sued the University of Iowa for religious discrimination Monday after the Iowa City-based university stripped the organizations of their recognition as official student organizations because they require leaders to accept the groups’ beliefs.
Read moreTwo Midwestern Christians claim in court that they are not free to express their religious beliefs outside an Ohio abortion clinic without being threatened and arrested by police.
Read moreA federal judge Tuesday considered whether an anti-Islamophobia bullying policy at one of the largest school districts in California violates the civil rights of students of other faiths.
Read moreAnnouncing a new policy to protect religious groups from the biased application of municipal zoning and landmark laws, the Justice Department brought its first complaint under the initiative on behalf of a New Jersey congregation of Orthodox Jews.
Read moreThe Arizona Court of Appeals denied a plea Thursday from two stationary designers who said their religious beliefs prohibited them from making invitations for gay weddings.
Read moreDenmark joined some other European countries in deciding Thursday to ban garments that cover the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa.
Read moreSetting the stage for a two-month trial, a federal judge ruled Wednesday that the same law that bars the harassment of women seeking abortion services also applies to practitioners of the Chinese spiritual practice Falun Gong.
Read moreThe New Mexico Supreme Court heard arguments Monday over whether the state’s program that lends textbooks to private and religious schools violates the doctrine of separation between church and state.
Read moreA Native American feather dancer asked the U.S. government Thursday to end its restrictions on tribes using eagle feathers in religious ceremonies.
Read moreThe Second Circuit revived a suit Wednesday involving three Muslims whose refusal to become FBI informants landed them on the no-fly list.
Read moreA bakery owned by a Christian family is asking Britain’s Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that it discriminated against a gay customer for refusing to make a cake supporting same-sex marriage.
Read moreThe Third Circuit allowed an order of nuns to intervene on Tuesday in a lawsuit pitting Pennsylvania against the Trump administration’s rollback of the contraception mandate under the Affordable Care Act.
Read moreAfter a dozen New Jersey churches received millions in taxpayer dollars to carry out repairs, the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday that such grants cannot happen again.
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