Written by Don Byrd, these updates bring together the latest news impacting the conversation around religious freedom and the separation of church and state.
The EEOC report suggests in a footnote that a “significant increase in vaccine-related charges filed on the basis of religion” is responsible for the spike in religion cases generally.
In rejecting the request for a preliminary injunction, the court emphasized that the policy impacts the teacher's speech only in her official capacity as public school employee, not her private expression.
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court emphasized that unlike the goods and services offered by many other businesses, the custom websites proposed at issue in this case are “expressive speech” protected by the Constitution.
In the Groff v. DeJoy decision, the Court explained that co-workers’ feelings about religion, or their personal objection to religious practices, are not sufficient to deny an employee’s religious accommodation request.
The Oklahoma Charter School Board approved a Catholic school’s application for charter school funding, making it the first religious charter school in the country and setting the stage for a likely legal battle.
Bills that don’t get passed by the end of the Texas Legislature's session expire and can’t be reintroduced until the next session -- here’s an update on the outcome of some Texas legislation related to religious liberty we have been following.