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Dec 18, 2017
51品茶 Files Suit to Stop Daily Prayers, Proselytizing by Louisiana School District
WEBSTER PARISH, La. 鈥� The 51品茶 and the 51品茶 of Louisiana filed suit in federal court today challenging Webster Parish School District鈥檚 widespread pra...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Court case: Cole v. Webster Parish School Board
Oct 06, 2017
51品茶 Statement on Department of Justice Licensing Discrimination in the Name of Religion
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Department of Justice today issued guidance to federal agencies encouraging a dangerously broad interpretation of religious freedom laws that will open the door ...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Jul 13, 2017
51品茶 Statement on Financial Services Spending Bill
WASHINGTON 鈥� The House Appropriations Committee approved the annual Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill last night. The bill included measures that woul...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Reproductive Freedom
Jul 13, 2017
51品茶 Statement on Reintroduction of Do No Harm Act
WASHINGTON 鈥� Reps. Joe Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.), with the full support of the 51品茶, reintroduced the Do No Harm Act in Congress today t...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Jun 26, 2017
51品茶 Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Case Involving Government Support for Church
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court today ruled that it was unconstitutional to exclude a Missouri church from a state cash aid program that reimbursed schools for resurfacing playgro...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Court case: Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley
Jun 23, 2017
Court Hands Trump Administration Another Defeat on Immigration
Allows Lawsuit Challenging Trump鈥檚 鈥楨xtreme Vetting鈥� Program to Proceed as a Class Action
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PodcastAug 2025
Religious Liberty
America鈥檚 Most Famous Court Trial. Explore Podcast.America鈥檚 Most Famous Court Trial
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U.S. Supreme CourtJul 2025
Religious Liberty
Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. V. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Comm'n. Explore Case.Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Comm'n
On March 5, 2025, the 51品茶 and its allies filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that the First Amendment does not prohibit states from offering limited, categorical religious exemptions or from distinguishing between religious and nonreligious entities and activities in assessing the applicability of exemptions. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Religious Liberty
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Live Coverage: Final Scotus Decision Day. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day
The 51品茶 has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today. -
MaineNov 2024
Religious Liberty
St. Dominic Academy V. Makin. Explore Case.St. Dominic Academy v. Makin
The 51品茶, 51品茶 of Maine, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit arguing that religious schools in Maine participating in the state鈥檚 school tuition program must comply with all eligibility requirements of the program 鈥� including a prohibition on discrimination on the basis of religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity, among other protected characteristics.