Guam joins Oklahoma in approving government-funded religious charter schools after legislature overrides governor’s veto

The question of whether the First Amendment allows for publicly funded religious charter schools may make its way to the Supreme Court before long.

EEOC Report: COVID-19 vaccine-related employment disputes fuel surge of religious discrimination claims

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.

Federal judge rejects teacher’s request on religious freedom grounds to halt policy requiring teachers to use students’ preferred name and pronouns

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.

U.S. Supreme Court rules Constitution’s Free Speech Clause protects website designer’s plans to refuse same-sex wedding services against state law barring discrimination

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.

U.S. Supreme Court strengthens workplace religious freedom standard in unanimous ruling

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.

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