Federal Court Allows Lawsuit to Proceed Alleging Religious Discrimination by Michigan’s Child Placement Agencies

A federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit challenging on Establishment Clause grounds a practice that allows state-funded child placement agencies in Michigan to refuse to serve same-sex couples.

South Carolina Town’s Decision to Stop Renting Space for Worship Brings Lawsuit

City officials are often caught between the demands of our two religion clauses. In Edisto Beach, SC, a lawsuit challenges a new ban on leasing public space for religious use.

Citing Supreme Court’s Playground Ruling, Education Dept. Eases Religious Funding Rules

The Education Dept. is advancing a broad reading of a recent SCOTUS decision to justify regulatory changes to allow more faith-based funding.

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules Church Restoration Grants Violate the State Constitution

In an important ruling exploring the limits of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Trinity Lutheran church funding decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court invalidated historic preservation grants to churches.

MA Supreme Court Orders Halt to Grant Preserving Church’s Stained Glass Window

Written by Don Byrd State law protecting the separation of church and state likely forbids a historic preservation grant issued for the purpose of preserving the stained glass window of a church sanctuary, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled last week, overturning a...

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