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Jun 24, 2024
Clergy, Public-School Parents Sue to Block Louisiana Law Requiring Public Schools to Display the Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, La. — A multi-faith group of nine Louisiana families with children in public schools filed suit in federal court today to block H.B. 71, a new state law requiring al...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
Jul 31, 2023
Oklahomans File Lawsuit to Stop State From Sponsoring Nation’s First Religious Public Charter School
OKLAHOMA CITY — Nine Oklahoma residents and a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting public education in Oklahoma filed a lawsuit today in state court to stop Oklahoma fr...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
Court case: Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond
Jun 26, 2023
Texas School Boards Must Reject School Chaplains, Civil-Liberties Groups Warn
AUSTIN, Texas — Allowing chaplains in public schools would violate the state and U.S. constitutions, according to a letter sent to Texas school districts and charter schools toda...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
Jan 08, 2020
Civil Rights and Religious Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court to Affirm That Maine Need Not Fund Religious Education
BOSTON – A federal appeals court will hear arguments today in a case regarding Maine’s school tuition payment program. Civil rights and religious organizations are urging the a...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
Nov 06, 2019
Civil Rights and Religious Groups Urge Federal Appeals Court to Affirm That Maine Need Not Fund Religious Education
BOSTON – A federal appeals court should reaffirm that Maine is not required to fund religious education as part of its tuition payment program, according to a friend-of-the-court...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
Jul 08, 2019
Federal Court Rules Florida County Public Meeting Policy Discriminates Based on Religion
MIAMI – The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled today that the Brevard County, Fla., Commissioners’ policy of using religious beliefs to determine who can offer...
Issue Areas: Religious Liberty
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