In addition to the passage of the NO BAN Act, here is a quick roundup of bills progressing in state legislatures and other state actions that caught my eye.

In Tandon v. Newsom, the court ruled that home Bible studies are exempt from the state’s regulations limiting gatherings in homes to three households.

A diverse coalition of religious and religiously affiliated organizations, including BJC, issued a significant statement in response to legislation being considered in a number of states that would expand religious exemptions from emergency orders designed to protect public health.

“Religious Liberty Has Been White Too Long” will feature four Black scholars presenting individually and then in conversation on Wednesday, April 14.

A federal court has barred the District of Columbia from enforcing restrictions that would limit worship capacity at the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to the lesser of 250 or 25%.

Employees shouldn’t have to choose between remaining true to their faith and keeping their job.

Montana, South Dakota, Oklahoma and South Carolina are the latest states looking at various religious freedom legislation.

A federal court in California declined to issue an injunction that would halt the state’s prohibition on singing and chanting during worship services, concluding that the regulations did not treat religion differently than secular activities.

In a potentially significant church-state decision, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts held that the “ministerial exception” does not extend to a social work professor.