The court did not specifically address Nelson’s religious freedom arguments under the Free Exercise Clause, Establishment Clause or RFRA claims, after finding that her free speech claims were sufficient to issue an injunction and allow the claims to proceed.

For the second time in a week, a federal court has blocked a rule issued by the Department of Education requiring public school districts to include private schools in how they spend their coronavirus relief funding, including religious schools.

The legal fight over holding worship services during the coronavirus pandemic intensified this week when Godspeak Calvary Chapel held indoor worship services Sunday.

BJC now has podcast discussion guides to go with each episode of our series on the dangers of Christian nationalism. Take some time to organize a group conversation about this important, timely topic.

By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court has again declined to hear an emergency appeal challenging limits on worship service gatherings from a church in Nevada. The Nevada restrictions do seem to pose a tougher First Amendment argument than the California order.

In a letter to the U.S. Senate, religious organizations expressed opposition to using taxpayer money to fund private schools through the coronavirus relief bill currently being negotiated.

The NO BAN Act is a powerful and necessary repudiation of President Trump’s latest attempt to promote anti-Muslim discrimination.