Controversy continues in Massachusetts, led by the American Civil Liberties Union. On behalf of “[f]ifteen residents and taxpayers,” ACLU sued the City of Quincy and its mayor, Thomas P. Koch, to prevent the placement of statues […]
On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in a novel case from Ohio—Grand v. City of University Heights—with significant implications for the First Amendment right to the Free Exercise of Religion. Mindful of […]
Military chaplains have served honorably as indispensable members of the United States armed forces throughout American history. Military chaplains, whose role is significantly different from that of traditional religious leaders serving in their local communities, […]
On July 17, 2026, a scant two weeks after four orders of Catholic nuns, joined by Bishop John Barres of the Diocese of Rockville Center on behalf of the Diocese, challenged the new law, Senate Bill 138 […]
On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court leveled the playing field in a major victory for women’s sports. In West Virginia v. B.P.J., together with Little v. Hecox in one opinion, the Justices upheld laws from West Virginia […]
The legal saga of Captain Jeffrey Little, a twenty-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) and a devout evangelical Christian, about which I previously wrote for Catholic World Report, is apparently nearing […]
A recent challenge to religious freedom can be found in Foothills Christian Ministries v. Johnson. At issue were regulations implementing California’s Child Day Care Act, which, in requiring all centers to be licensed, obligates their officials to inform parents and guardians that […]
There is conflict in Georgia over a release-time program in which students leave their regular classes during school days with parental approval to receive religious instruction. In Sweet Onion Christian Learning Center v. Vidalia City […]
There is controversy in Massachusetts, led by the American Civil Liberties Union, with Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Freedom From Religion Foundation. These organizations sued the City of Quincy and […]
In a stunning unanimous opinion, on April 29, 2026, in First Choice Women’s Center, Inc. v. Davenport, Attorney General of New Jersey, the Supreme Court found in favor of officials of a faith-based pro-life pregnancy center […]
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