The appeals court halted the execution of Willie Smith over the state of Alabama’s refusal to allow Smith to be accompanied by his pastor in the execution chamber
By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court agreed to halt California’s total ban on indoor services in extremely high infection areas, but the Court left in place percentage-based capacity restrictions and the state’s ban on singing and chanting during indoor activities, which applies also to worship services.
A federal appeals court held that the law has changed regarding how courts analyze whether a nativity scene on government land runs afoul of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.
A federal court in Florida sided with a community church in St. Pete Beach in a dispute over the congregation offering free parking to the public.
New orders issued by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday addressed two cases of religious liberty interest: one about a death row inmate in Texas and the other about a challenge to Nevada’s worship service COVID restrictions.