In Barker v. Conroy, (D DC, Oct. 11, 2017), the D.C. federal district court rejected challenges to rules of the U.S. House of Representatives which do not allow an atheist to deliver a secular invocation as a guest chaplain. Plaintiff who is co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation...
Splash of paint: Curry helps open remodeled gym in Oakland
Splash of paint: Curry helps open remodeled gym in Oakland Source: http://lslink.info/?c=22jr
Supreme Court Dismisses One Travel Ban Case As Moot
In an Order (full text) issued yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed as moot Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project, the challenge to President Trump's second travel ban. As explained by a USA Today report:
Vermont Supreme Court: Grant For Church Repairs Is Likely OK
In Taylor v. Town of Cabot, (VT Sup. Ct., Oct. 6, 2017), the Vermont Supreme Court vacated a preliminary injunction that a trial court had issued to block a municipal grant to a historic church for repairs to its building. The grant came from funds that originated with the federal government but...
Another Suit Challenges Expanded Contraceptive Mandate Religious Exemptions
As previously reported, last week the Trump Administration issued interim final rules expanding religious and conscience exemptions from the Affordable Care Act contraceptive coverage mandate. The ACLU immediately filed suit challenging the new rules. Now the state of Washington has also filed...
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