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4 Nov 2021, 12:52 pm by Steve Lash
Prince George’s County violated Victory Temple’s religious freedom when it denied the evangelical Christian church’s application to build a sanctuary in Bowie for its more than 2,000 congregants, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. [read post]
7 Sep 2017, 1:09 pm by Rachel Gerber
[JURIST] A federal appeals court ruled [opinion, PDF] Wednesday that elected public board commissioners in a county in Michigan did not violate the US Constitution by opening their sessions with Christian prayer and asking attendees to join in. [read post]
30 May 2008, 3:34 am
Lake County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals, (IN Tax Ct., May 28, 2008), the Indiana Tax Court concluded that a Christian campground was entitled to a property tax exemption because it was predominately used for religious purposes. [read post]
3 Sep 2015, 3:50 pm by Walter Olson
Former Arkansas Governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee responds as follows to a federal judge’s contempt finding against Rowan County clerk Kim Davis: Kim Davis in federal custody removes all doubts about the criminalization of Christianity in this country. [read post]
15 May 2007, 1:00 pm
Removal of the cross from the County Seal of Los Angeles did not violate the Establishment Clause by conveying a state-sponsored message of hostility toward Christians, Ninth Circuit holds: You can access today's unanimous ruling of a three-judge panel of the U.S. [read post]
6 Jan 2007, 4:33 pm
I understand the historical connection to Christian faith, but I also understand our country is composed of lots of other faiths. [read post]
11 Jun 2015, 11:00 am
"Judge admonishes Jefferson County for using Christian school for troubled students; Federal judge: School system violated Establishment Clause. [read post]
12 Sep 2013, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
Greenville County School District, (D SC, filed 9/11/2013), claims that the graduation ceremony in the chapel also included two student-led Christian prayers that had been reviewed and approved by school staff. [read post]
11 Feb 2009, 11:06 pm
Newly elected Supervisor Dean Fuller became concerned after a fellow Board member opened a meeting with a sectarian Christian prayer. [read post]
14 May 2013, 3:25 pm by Howard Friedman
Wayne County, (ED MI, May 14, 2013), a Michigan federal district court dismissed a suit for declaratory and injunctive relief and nominal damages brought by a group of traveling Christian evangelicals who were escorted away by police and threatened with dsorderly conduct citations at last year's Arab International Festival in Dearborn, Michigan. [read post]
7 Jul 2023, 7:38 am by Rick Hasen
CNN: Texas’ most populous county – Harris County, which is home to Houston – has filed a lawsuit against state officials challenging the constitutionality of a new law that eliminates the position of local elections administrator, Harris County Attorney Christian… Continue reading The post “Houston-area county sues Texas over law that eliminates its elections administrator position” appeared first… [read post]
6 Apr 2007, 1:35 am
This in turn has led to a protest by residents who claim that the county is wrong in thinking that non-Christians would be offended by the cross. [read post]
14 May 2014, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
Liberty Counsel announced yesterday that the Lake County, Florida, School Board has voted unanimously to enter into a Consent Decree in a suit brought against them last month by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). [read post]
31 Jan 2022, 10:49 am by Brian Chase
According to a report in The Orange County Register, Tyler Christian Williams was charged with felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, driving under the influence with blood alcohol over the legal limit of 0.08%, DUI causing injury, and hit-and-run causing permanent and serious injury. [read post]
17 Oct 2009, 6:00 am
Twenty-one year old Christian Woods, of Belleview Florida originally told Escambia County, Florida deputies that her 18-month-old daughter was missing after she left the child, her twin sister, and a 2-year-old boy home alone while she went to Mobile, Alabama for the weekend. [read post]
30 Jun 2017, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
A suit was filed this week in a Virginia federal district court challenging Spotsylvania County officials' contention that a Baptist church must obtain a special use permit in order for the education wing of the church to house an independent Christian high school whose mission is to provide classical education rooted in the tradition of Catholic teaching. [read post]
23 Jul 2009, 12:00 am
In Pinellas and Hillsborough counties in Florida, Christian activist Terry Kemple, head of the Community Issues Council, with financial support from retired businessman Gregg Smith, is sponsoring ten billboards attacking the notion of separation of church and state. [read post]