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Religious Greetings at Gate of Air Force Base Provokes Controversy with Defense Secretary
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (236+ words) A new controversy over religion in the military has erupted between Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the advocacy group Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF). According to an MRFF, by Sept. 2 it had received 27 complaints from military personnel at Kirtland Air…...
EEOC Outlines Its Progress in Fighting Religious Discrimination
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (334+ words) On Monday, the EEOC issued a press release (full text) titled EEOC Delivers on Administration Priorities and President Trump’s Executive Orders. A significant portion of the release is devoted to the EEOC's protection of religious freedom since the beginning of…...
4th Circuit Debates When the Reason for Seeking an Accommodation Under Title VII Is "Religious"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (173+ words) In Wilkins-Bailey v. Essity Professional Hygiene North America, LLC, (4th Cir., Sept. 1, 2026), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, held that a North Carolina federal district court wrongly granted summary judgment to an employer charged with religious and racial discrimination under…...
Federal Court Settles Application of Michigan's Civil Rights Act to Catholic Institutions
1+ week, 4+ day ago (181+ words) In two lengthy opinions issued last month, a Michigan federal district court granted summary judgment to the state, dismissing pre-enforcement civil rights actions, one brought by a Catholic parish-run school and school parents, and the second brought by a Christian…...
Compliance With Building Code Does Not Impose Substantial Burden on Plaintiff's Religious Exercise
1+ week, 5+ day ago (174+ words) In Hadez v. City of Springfield, Illinois, (CD IL, Aug. 28, 2026), a state trial court had ordered plaintiff to cease residing in structures on his property that inspectors found to be unsafe and in violation of the city's Building Code. The structures…...
Court Says No "Substantial Burden" On Religion When Impacted Belief Is Not Central to Plaintiff's Religion
1+ week, 6+ day ago (235+ words) In John v. Aviles-Ramos, (ED NY, Aug. 27, 2026), a New York federal district court rejected claims by a former special education teacher that his former colleagues and supervisors discriminated against him because he was a Jehovah's Witness and placed a substantial burden…...
6th Circuit Questions Whether "Secular Purpose" Is Still Part of Establishment Clause Compliance
2+ week, 4+ day ago (186+ words) In Gordon v. City of Hamtramck, (6th Cir., Aug. 21, 2026), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Free Speech, Establishment Clause and Equal Protection challenges to a city Ordinance that changed the rules on what flags could be flown from a group of 18 city-owned…...
Satanic Temple Sues Over Denial of Use of Iowa Capitol Rotunda for Holiday Events
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (164+ words) In Iowa, private organizations and individuals may request use of space on the Capitol Grounds, including the Capitol Rotunda, for events that are open to the public. Earlier this month, The Satanic Temple filed suit in an Iowa federal district…...
Massachusetts Supreme Court Says Religious Statues Proposed for Public Building Violate State Constitution
3+ week, 2+ day ago (312+ words) In Fitzmaurice v. City of Quincy, (MA Sup. Jud. Ct., Aug. 20, 2026), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld a trial court's preliminary injunction barring the city of Quincy from installing two 10-foot-tall statues on the facade of a new public safety building....
2nd Circuit: Church Autonomy Doctrine Bars Defamation Suit Against Church Leaders by Former Priest
3+ week, 3+ day ago (136+ words) In Belya v. Kapral, (2d Cir., Aug. 18, 2026), a defrocked priest in the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) sued church leaders and church entities for defamation. He claimed that defendants wrongly accused him of forging three letters from church leaders. The…...