By executive order, President Joe Biden re-established the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (White House Partnerships Office).
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.