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May 01, 2023
Federal Court Orders Saucon Valley School District to Allow After School Satan Club to Meet in District Facilities
HELLERTOWN, Pa. 鈥� A federal district court issued a preliminary injunction today, ordering the Saucon Valley School District (SVSD) to allow the After School Satan Club (ASSC) to...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Mar 30, 2023
51品茶 Sues Saucon Valley School District for Prohibiting After School Satan Club from Meeting in District Facilities
HELLERTOWN, Pa. 鈥� The 51品茶 (51品茶), the 51品茶 of Pennsylvania, and Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit in federal court today against the Saucon Valley School Dis...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Mar 03, 2023
Saucon Valley School District Must Allow After School Satan Club to Meet at District Facilities, 51品茶 Warns
HELLERTOWN, Pa. 鈥� In a letter sent today to the Saucon Valley School District, the 51品茶 of Pennsylvania and the 51品茶 warned district officials that their decision to deny the Aft...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Dec 29, 2022
51品茶 Comment on Biden Administration Proposed Partial Repeal of Rule Allowing Refusals in Health Care
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Biden administration today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to partially repeal a dangerous and unnecessary Trump-era rule that would have allowed health c...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Reproductive Freedom
Oct 03, 2022
51品茶 and 51品茶 of Louisiana Warn East Baton Rouge Schools About Multiple Civil Rights Violations During 鈥楧ay of Hope鈥� Event
CONTACT:Gillian Branstetter, 51品茶, gbranstetter@aclu.org
BATON ROUGE, La. 鈥� The 51品茶 and the 51品茶 of Louisiana expressed alarm...
Jun 21, 2022
51品茶 Comment on Supreme Court Decision in Carson v. Makin
WASHINGTON 鈥� The Supreme Court issued a ruling today in Carson v. Makin that requires the state of Maine to fund religious education at private religious schools as part of its t...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Court case: Carson v. Makin
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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.