2021: The year in religious liberty

Issues surrounding the intersection of religious freedom and public health dominated the religious liberty news in 2021, and it was impossible to miss the display of Christian nationalism at the Capitol insurrection on January 6. Here’s a look at 10 of the biggest religious liberty developments of 2021.

As federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates head to U.S. Supreme Court for fast-track review, poll shows Americans have nuanced views of religious exemptions

The Supreme Court set a speedy briefing schedule and a January 7 oral argument to address emergency requests to halt enforcement of a pair of federal rules related to COVID-19 vaccination requirements

Most courts – including SCOTUS – leaving vaccine mandates in place against religious liberty challenges

As usual, drawing bright-line conclusions about the state of the law would be a mistake! These cases emerge from diverse factual situations where the details hold a lot of legal significance.

In ‘worrisome’ oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, justices characterize state’s refusal to fund religious education as ‘discrimination’

The oral arguments in the case suggest there are a majority of justices who believe the state should be required to include sectarian religious education in school funding programs.

U.S. State Department publishes ‘Countries of Particular Concern,’ adding Russia, removing Nigeria, from list of most egregious religious freedom violators

The U.S. Department of State has issued its annual list of Countries of Particular Concern on religious freedom matters. The list is largely unchanged from last year, with two notable exceptions.

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