In one of his first official actions, President Joe Biden reversed one of the most troubling, controversial, and highly litigated policies of his predecessor: the Muslim and African travel ban.

The Supreme Court’s latest order underscores a broader shift in COVID-related religious liberty jurisprudence across the country as courts apply the November decision in Agudeth Israel of America v. Cuomo.

At this time of crisis for our country — when the value of truth itself is in serious jeopardy — we are compelled to speak the truth as a sign of our love for God and our love for our neighbors.

This final rule would allow religious discrimination to take place across the country.

The mob that overtook the Capitol building during a day of unprecedented violence on American democracy entered our halls of government while plainly adorned with signs of Christian nationalism.

Before we mercifully close the book on 2020, here are some developments in religious liberty stories related to COVID-19 that took place in the last part of December.

Like every other area of human life, the coronavirus pandemic dominated religious liberty discussions this year. Here’s my list of the top 10 religious liberty developments this year, with the caveat that – being that this is 2020 – the year is not over yet.

Although they purported to expand and protect First Amendment freedoms, the rules harm religious liberty by – among other things – removing safeguards for the beneficiaries of government services.

In Tanzin v. Tanvir, the Supreme Court unanimously held (8-0) that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) allows for monetary damages against officials who are sued in their official capacities.