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About Charles J. Russo
Charles J. Russo, M.Div., J.D., Ed.D., Joseph Panzer Chair of Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences (SEHS), Director of SEHS’s Ph.D. Program in Educational Leadership, and Research Professor of Law in the School of Law at the University of Dayton, OH, specializes in issues involving education and the law with a special focus on religious freedom. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Notre Dame University of Australia School of Law, Sydney Campus. He can be reached at crusso1@udayton.edu. All views expressed herein are exclusively his own.
The Dispatch

Mothers in NY file suit over teacher’s use of explicit materials in art class

December 27, 2025 Charles J. Russo 16

Two mothers in Watertown, New York, have filed suit in a federal trial court, challenging school officials for allowing the teacher to expose their children to sexually inappropriate and explicit materials. The controversy developed after […]

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SCOTUS refuses to intervene in suit over prayer at football game

December 18, 2025 Charles J. Russo 6

On November 17, 2025, without explanation, the Supreme Court denied an appeal in Cambridge Christian School v. Florida High School Athletic Association. At issue was the refusal of state athletic association officials to allow representatives of the […]

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SCOTUS reviews New Jersey’s fishing expedition against pro-life centers

December 11, 2025 Charles J. Russo 17

On December 2, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in First Choice Women’s Resource Center v. Platkin, a potentially far-reaching dispute over whether public officials could, without justification, investigate the activities of a faith-based, pro-life […]

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A common sense victory in Ohio in the pronoun wars

December 1, 2025 Charles J. Russo 14

Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District Board of Education is a victory for free speech and common sense. A divided Sixth Circuit temporarily enjoined officials in Ohio from compelling students to use the “preferred […]

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Federal Court upholds ban on crucifix in seventh-grade class in CT

November 25, 2025 Charles J. Russo 31

A grave violation of religious freedom continues in New Britain, Connecticut. In Arroyo-Castro v. Gasper the federal trial court denied a teacher’s First Amendment speech and religion claims after officials suspended her for insubordination, involuntarily placing her in an administrative position for having […]

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A win for religious freedom and women’s rights in sports in Vermont

November 15, 2025 Charles J. Russo 20

Mid Vermont Christian School v. Saunders is a win for religious liberty, female student-athletes, fair play, and common sense. The Second Circuit, reversing an earlier order to the contrary, reasoned that educational officials, parents, and the […]

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Tenth Circuit ruling in CO school case is a major setback for religious freedom

October 27, 2025 Charles J. Russo 16

The September 30th ruling, St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton v. Roy, is a major setback for religious freedom. In the most far-reaching part of its order, the Tenth Circuit Court unanimously ruled that two Catholic […]

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A mixed victory for Christian parents over educators in contentious MI case

September 22, 2025 Charles J. Russo 6

On September 18, 2025, a federal trial court judge in Michigan allowed a parental claim to proceed against educators who followed a board policy under which they “actively concealed” their actions in changing the gender […]

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Ninth Circuit Court rules Christian mother in Oregon be allowed to adopt siblings

September 12, 2025 Charles J. Russo 4

After two years, the Ninth Circuit Court finally put the welfare of two siblings who were in foster care ahead of gender ideology. Reversing an earlier order to the contrary, the court found that because […]

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Court rules that Indiana HS teacher entitled to a trial over his religious belief

September 7, 2025 Charles J. Russo 9

As reflected in a recent case from Indiana, “the wheels of justice grind slow[ly] but exceedingly fine[ly].” On August 5, 2025, a divided Seventh Circuit, on its third try, finally ruled in favor of a Christian […]

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