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Michigan Hospital Settles Suit, Will Pay $410,000 and Adopt Religious‑Accommodation Policy

The agreement requires a written policy and staff training that could change how hospitals balance employee religious objections and patient care.

Catholic Orders Sue to Block New York's Medical Aid in Dying Law

Gorsuch Rejects Claim That the U.S. Was Founded as a Christian Nation

Trump Commission Delivers 224‑Page Plan to Expand Religious Expression in Public Life

Judge Blocks Phoenix From Enforcing Parks Ordinance Against Church Group

Supreme Court Declines Review in Peter’s Pence Fundraising Lawsuit

U.S. Sues to Seize Church Land at Mount Cristo Rey for Border ‘Smart Wall’

Fifth Circuit Lets Texas Enforce Classroom Ten Commandments Law

Supreme Court Takes Colorado Preschool Case on Religious Rights and LGBTQ Access

Catholic Nuns Sue New York Over Transgender Rules for Faith-Run Hospice

Texas Board Gives Initial OK to K–12 Reading List That Requires Bible Passages

Ben Gamla Foundation Sues Oklahoma Over Ban on Religious Charter Schools

Supreme Court Unanimously Lets Mississippi Preacher Pursue Prospective Challenge to Protest Ordinance

Arkansas Ten Commandments Law Halted as Tennessee Senate Backs Classroom Displays

Judge Permanently Blocks Ten Commandments Mandate in Six Arkansas School Districts

Fifth Circuit Lifts Block on Louisiana Ten Commandments Classroom Law, Defers Constitutionality

5th Circuit Lifts Block on Louisiana’s Classroom Ten Commandments Law

Colorado Sued Over Blaine Amendment Blocking Public Funds for Religious Schools

Oklahoma Board Rejects Ben Gamla Religious Charter Bid, Setting Up Federal Court Fight

Fourth Circuit Upholds Montgomery County Schools’ Pronoun Policy in 2–1 Ruling