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Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Cake Baker’s Latest Religious-Freedom Case

October 6, 2023

Jack Phillips, the cake baker whose yearslong fight for religious freedom made him a household name, will be returning to the courtroom — this time before Colorado’s Supreme Court. In 2018, Phillips went all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States, where he

Woman arrested for silent prayer at UK abortion clinics gets police apology

September 22, 2023

Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, the woman twice arrested for silent prayer outside U.K. abortion clinics, has received a police apology and confirmation that she will not face charges for violating a local “buffer zone” protection order. Though Vaughan-Spruce said she would return to the clinic to pray,

COVID on the Rise Again: Which States Now Protect Churches From Closure?

September 18, 2023

After hitting their lowest recorded levels since the start of the pandemic in early summer, COVID-19 cases have begun to increase again, raising the specter of new mask mandates and recalling the early days of the pandemic, when fears of COVID outbreaks led much of

Michigan township can’t ban Catholic group’s Stations of the Cross, court rules

September 12, 2023

A federal appeals court panel has unanimously ruled in favor of a Catholic group that said a local government in Michigan violated federal religious freedom law when it blocked the use of the group’s 40-acre property for a Stations of the Cross trail. “Now this

Catholic Farmer Booted From Farmers Market for Views on Same-Sex Weddings Wins in Court

August 24, 2023

A Michigan farmer can continue selling his products at a farmers market after a court ruled that city officials in East Lansing, Michigan, violated his religious freedom when they barred his participation in the event because of his Catholic views on marriage. “We’re very grateful

Religious Families Denied Equal Access in California’s Special-Ed Policy

August 18, 2023

California is a “sanctuary state,” offering out-of-state pregnant women abortion services and medical interventions for “transgender” youth. It tightens its purse strings, however, when it comes to special-education services by denying reimbursement for private schooling if parents choose a school that is “sectarian” regardless of

NJ Supreme Court Decides Catholic Schools Can Be Catholic — That’s Good News

August 17, 2023

After almost a decade of litigation, the New Jersey Supreme Court reached the sensible conclusion Aug. 14 that Catholic schools may require their teachers to follow Catholic teaching. That is crucial to the ability of Catholic schools to carry out their mission of training up the next

Supreme Court hands religious freedom win to postal worker who refused to work on Sunday

June 29, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously for a postal worker in Pennsylvania in an important religious liberty dispute, over how far employers should go to accommodate faith-based requests in the workplace. Gerald Groff, a Christian mail carrier, from Pennsylvania, asked the court to decide if U.S.

UK Christian mom wins appeal after being fired from school job for social media posts

June 20, 2023

A Christian mother of two who was fired from her role as a school pastoral assistant for social media posts concerning sex education has won a legal appeal against the school’s decision. Kristie Higgs had worked at the Church of England Farmor’s School in Fairford,

UPDATE: Feds back off demand that Catholic hospital extinguish chapel candle

May 5, 2023

Federal government regulators backed off their demands that a Catholic hospital extinguish its chapel candle after the Oklahoma hospital’s lawyers argued that their client’s religious freedom was being violated. The hospital was informed that it will receive a waiver, provided it posts signs warning about