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#Injunction Pending Appeal Denied in Challenge to #Maine' s #Vaccination Requirement for #School #Children

#freeexercise #EstablishmentClause #compulsoryvaccination #schoolchildren #vaccinationlaw #WethePatriotsUSA #cults

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September 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Wax on, wax off! You might be learning karate. :)

#FreeExercise
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April 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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#RLUIPA Does Not Apply to #Addiction #TreatmentCenter Imposed as Alternative to #CriminalSentence

#BrysonvPage #Georgia #EstablishmentClause #freeexercise #RichmondCounty #CrystalPage #treatment #drugandalcohol #IvanBryson #Jewish #Christian #Penfield

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RLUIPA Does Not Apply to Addiction Treatment Center Imposed as Alternative to Criminal Sentence
In Bryson v. Page , (SD GA, September 17, 2026), a Georgia federal district court dismissed RLUIPA, Establishment Clause and free exercise c...
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September 21, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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Roake v Brumley: #5thCir #enbanc vacates preliminary injunction against #LAlaw requiring #TenCommandments be posted in classrooms, finds issue not ripe for judicial review under #ArticleIII #concur #dissent #FreeExercise #appellatesky #lawsky baffc.net/4b1SwXX
February 21, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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#Oklahoma pagan exercises her #FreeExercise rights during a governmental meeting in #Tulsa & OK Governor Stitt & school head throw a #TemperTantrump.

#OKC #OklahomaCity #Norman #Edmond #Stillwater #Lawton #Durant #Shawnee #Claremore #Government #meetings

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Oklahoma Republicans are flipping out over a Pagan invocation in Tulsa
Amy Hardy-McAdams' prayer invoked Medusa, the “Gorgon Goddess,” and the Awen
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November 28, 2024 at 3:01 AM
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#Oregon #schooldistrict #antibiaspolicy #school #socialworker #books #hostile #expression #gender #identity

Barring the social worker from displaying these #books when #students are in his office did not violate the social worker's #freeexercise rights.

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9th Circuit Hears Arguments on School's Anti-Bias Policy Protecting Transgender Students
On April 13, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in  Theis v. Intermountain Education Service District - Board of Di...
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April 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Banning Feeding #Feral #Animals Did Not Violate Plaintiff's #FreeExercise Rights

Federal district court dismissed a suit involving activities at a #publicpark in #Hayward, #California. Plaintiff regularly fed cats in the park in violation of #ordinance

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Ban on Feeding Feral Animals Did Not Violate Plaintiff's Free Exercise Rights
In Barroca v. Hayward Area Recreation and Parks District ,  (ND CA, Feb. 23, 2026), a California federal district court dismissed all but a ...
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February 25, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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#OnThisDay in 1635, Roger Williams is banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony due to his religious beliefs.

Explore how the #FreeExercise clause, protecting freedom of religion, became a part of the #USConstitution:
Interpretation: The Free Exercise Clause | Constitution Center
Interpretations of The Free Exercise Clause by constitutional scholars
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October 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Court Grants Reconsideration in #FreeExercise Challenge to #SchoolPolicy on #Student #SocialTransitioning

#Rockford #PublicSchool #Michigan #parents #freeexerciserights #school'spolicy #teachers #preferredname #pronouns #SupremeCourt #MirabellivBonta

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Court Grants Reconsideration in Free Exercise Challenge to School's Policy on Student Social Transitioning
In Mead v. Rockford Public School District , (WD MI, Aug. 7, 2026), a Michigan federal district court granted a motion for reconsideration o...
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August 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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#1stAmendment Challenges to State's #FosterCare Licensing Policy Move Ahead

#Washington #freespeech #freeexercise #Children #Youth #Families #Christian #sexualorientation #genderidentity

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1st Amendment Challenges to State's Foster Care Licensing Policy Move Ahead
In DeGross v. Hunter ,  (WD WA, April 22, 2026), a Washington federal district court refused to dismiss free speech and free exercise claims...
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April 24, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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Court Dismisses Claim That #Microchipping Plaintiff's #Dog Violated Plaintiff's #FreeExercise Rights

#StokesvCityDogsAnimalControl #Ohio #freeexerciserights #servicedog #microchipped #animalcontrol #officers #homeless #Police
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Court Dismisses Claim That Microchipping Plaintiff's Dog Violated Plaintiff's Free Exercise Rights
In Stokes v. City Dogs Animal Control ,  (ND OH, May 12, 2026), an Ohio federal district court dismissed a pro se  plaintiff's claim that hi...
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May 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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“The antitrust laws don’t prohibit faith. They prohibit agreements that restrict choice.”
Bailey Sanders on how religious riders in hospital mergers reduce access to reproductive care.
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The Market Limits of Free Exercise with Bailey Sanders - Taboo Trades
My guest today is Bailey Sanders, a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Duke University. Her work examines how market competition can advance gender equality and the critical role of women’s…
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October 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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9th Circuit:
#Church Loses Challenge to #Washington' s #AbortionCoverage Mandate

#CedarPark #AssemblyofGod #Kirkland #US #ReproductiveParityAct #healthinsurance #freeexercise #rights #health #insurance #abortions #contraceptives #employers #employees
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9th Circuit: Church Loses Challenge to Washington's Abortion Coverage Mandate
In Cedar Park Assembly of God of Kirkland, Washington v. Kuderer , (9th Cir., Sept. 14, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-...
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September 15, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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#Maine' s Compulsory #SchoolVaccination Law Upheld

#WethePatriotsUSA #Makin #ME #freeexercise #EstablishmentClause #compulsory #vaccination #school #children #religiousexemptions #law #unconstitutional
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Maine's Compulsory School Vaccination Law Upheld
In We the Patriots USA, Inc. v. Makin , (D ME, Sept. 8, 2026), a Maine federal district court rejected free exercise and Establishment Claus...
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September 10, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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Two Cert. #Petitions Raising Issues of #StateAid for #ReligiousInstruction Filed

#certiorari #FirstAmendment #US #SupremeCourt #religious #JohnsonvFleming #Virginia #FreeExercise #EstablishmentClause #EqualProtection #Tuition #theology #religionmajor

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Two Cert. Petitions Raising Issues of State Aid for Religious Instruction Filed
Two petitions for certiorari raising First Amendment issues were filed this week with the U.S. Supreme Court. Both involve the permissibili...
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August 21, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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#CodeEnforcement Against #Jewish #NurserySchool Does Not Violate #FreeExerciseClause or #RLUIPA

#Bogota #NJ #NewJersey #FreeExercise #healthcode
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Code Enforcement Against Jewish Nursery School Does Not Violate Free Exercise Clause or RLUIPA
In  Dreskin v. Borough of Bogota ,  (D NJ, July 31, 2026), a New Jersey federal district court rejected challenges under the Free Exercise C...
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August 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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9th Circuit:
Trial Court Must Evaluate #Penological Interest In Refusing to Replace #Inmate' s #Arabic- Language #Quran

#KanevHaynes #freeexercise #Muslim #prison #religion
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9th Circuit: Trial Court Must Evaluate Penological Interest In Refusing to Replace Inmate's Arabic-Language Quran
In Kane v. Haynes ,  (9th Cir., July 23, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a district court's dismissal of ...
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July 24, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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SCOTUS grants cert in St. Isidore v. Drummond, examining #FreeExercise limits in #CharterSchools. Key Q: Can OK exclude religious schools from charter program solely based on religious status? Significant 1st Amendment pedagogical choice case. @SCOTUSblog
February 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The #freeexercise clause prohibits the
govt from interfering wi/the right of individuals to practice #religion, while the establishment clause prevents the govt from establishing an official religion or favoring faith over nonbelief.

“This #oklahoma case is the potential culmination of the […]
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April 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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“Original #History” and the #FreeExercise Case for #Religious #CharterSchools ?

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“Original History” and the Free Exercise Case for Religious Charter Schools – Washington University Law Review
Only rarely is it publicly known which Supreme Court Justice holds the decisive vote on a blockbuster issue because the other eight have already voted. In Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Dr...
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June 29, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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#NoiseOrdinance Arrest Did Not Violate #FirstAmendment or State #RFRA

#AcevedovZatora #Illinois #freeexercise #Chicago #noise #ordinance #publicproperty #publicsidewalk #PlannedParenthood
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Noise Ordinance Arrest Did Not Violate First Amendment or State RFRA
In Acevedo v. Zatora , (ND IL, May 11, 2026), an Illinois federal district court dismissed plaintiff's claims that police officers violated ...
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May 13, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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#Prosecution Need Not Refer to Defendant by His #Religious #Name During His #CriminalTrial

#sexoffender #Hebrew #Israelite #religiousname #DalayahYasharAl #1stAmendment #freeexercise #rights #RFRA
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Prosecution Need Not Refer to Defendant by His Religious Name During His Criminal Trial
In United States v. Green ,  (WD VA, May 4, 2026), defendant was charged with failing to update his sex offender registration. In a pretrial...
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May 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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#Progressive #ReligiousLiberty:
Countering #Conservative #FreeExercise #Doctrine

Lewis & Clark Law Review
Isaac Barnes May
Yale Law School

#religious #liberty #conservatives #Progressives #god #reproductivejustice #LGBTQ #immigrants #diversity #equity #inclusion
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Progressive Religious Liberty: Countering Conservative Free Exercise Doctrine
<p>Over the past generation, religious liberty doctrine has been reshaped by the Roberts Court, giving religious conservatives extensive powers to resist state
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April 27, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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In Bad #Faith: The Binding of the #EstablishmentClause on the Altar of #FreeExercise

80 Pages
Posted: 20 Apr 2026
Ian Klein

#Biblical #Oklahoma #publicschools #TenCommandments #Louisiana #Texas #schools #Education #14THAmendment #SupremeCourt #religion

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In Bad Faith: The Binding of the Establishment Clause on the Altar of Free Exercise
This Article contends that the facially unconstitutional introduction of mandatory Biblical instruction into Oklahoma public schools and mandatory posting of th
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April 27, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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Accommodation Without Anarchy: An Empirical Analysis of #FreeExercise Doctrine

45 Pages Posted: 22 Apr 2025
Jeremy Ross
University of Virginia

#Freeexercisedoctrine #religious #courts #vaccinemandates #abortion #antidiscrimination #fostercare #TitleVII

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<span>Accommodation Without Anarchy: An Empirical Analysis of Free Exercise Doctrine</span>
<div> <p><span>Free exercise doctrine has undergone significant transformation in the past half decade, as  religious plaintiffs have taken courts by stor
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April 20, 2026 at 12:22 PM