It’s clear that courts are dealing with a variety of constitutional concerns, as well as public health orders that take radically different approaches. In some cases, local governments have reached agreements or clarified positions in a way that address earlier concerns.

I can’t remember a time when there were more cases before the Supreme Court that could impact religious liberty and church-state law. Here is an updated calendar and run-down of the cases on my radar.

For Holy Week, I am focused on the countless houses of worship across the United States that are exercising their faith with incredible acts of compassion, determination and essential services for their community.

After reviewing the CARES Act, for example, BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman concludes that although funding religious entities through the Paycheck Protection Program is likely to be found constitutional, the loan forgiveness provisions raise some troubling concerns.

Because of the special protections in place under federal and state law for religious free exercise, some states are choosing to exempt religious services from orders forbidding gatherings in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. Supreme Court postponed oral arguments out of public health concerns, impacting two upcoming cases with possible religious liberty implications: Tanzin v. Tanvir and Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru.