Religion and the Law
Lawsuit Challenging Trump Executive Order on “Divisive Race-Centered Ideology”—and Seeking Trump’s Lung—Dismissed
From Jeanpierre v. Trump, decided Tuesday by Magistrate Judge Daphne Oberg (D. Utah): Mr. Jeanpierre is the founder of a religious organization called the Black Flag….He claims President Trump's Executive Order 14253…
Any 2024-25 Journal Articles on Law and Religion That You Particularly Liked?
If so, consider nominating them for this award, by Dec. 15; note that the award is limited to relatively junior faculty members: The AALS Section on Law and Religion seeks nominations for the 2025 Harold Berman Award for…
End Times for Lawsuit Against End Times Preacher
From the Complaint in Diver v. Cote, which alleged intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, fraudulent misrepresentation, and an unfair and deceptive trade practice: The Defendants produce and distribute…
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Seeking to Overturn Obergefell
Kim Davis. (Getty Images) Today, the Supreme Court refused to hear Davis v. Ermold, a case in which the plaintiff sought to get the Court to overrule Obergefell v. Hodges, the historic 2015 ruling striking down laws banning…
Public School Teacher Lacks First Amendment Right to Put Foot-High Crucifix on Classroom Wall
A short excerpt from today's >17K-word decision by Judge Sarah Russell (D. Conn.) in Arroyo-Castro v. Gasper: The dispute centers around whether Ms. Castro has the right to affix an approximately foot-high crucifix to…
Parental Rights Over Children’s Religious Practice
From two interesting (and little-known) 1840s American cases that point in somewhat different directions. In Commonwealth v. Armstrong, 1 Pa. L.J. Rep. 146 (Ct. Quarter Sess. Lycoming County 1842) (Lewis, J., apparently…
“Harmless Islamic Reference[] About Life and Death” or an “‘Absolute’ and ‘Direct’ Threat” to Ex-Wife?
Colorado Court of Appeals decisions were for a long time not available on Westlaw, and even access to them on the court's own site was limited. They have recently been put online, in batches, and some have come up in my…
Discrimination “Due to Community Complaints” About Person’s “Zionist Views” Isn’t Based on Race or Religion, Court Holds
From Judge Charles Breyer's opinion earlier this month in Pauker v. Heart Consciousness Church, Inc. (N.D. Cal.): Plaintiff Michael Pauker is a Jewish musician who contracted with Harbin Hot Springs …, an event venue…
Sikh and Non-Sikh Divorce, Disagree on Whether Children Should Get Haircuts
N.S. v. H.C., decided Friday by the California Court of Appeal (Justice Terry O'Rourke, joined by Justices Judith McConnell and Jose Castillo), involved a Sikh ex-husband, a "nonpracticing Christian" ex-wife,…
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