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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Religious Liberty Challenge on Same-Sex Marriage

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025

In a disappointing setback for religious freedom advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court declined without comment to hear former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis’s appeal, leaving in place a $360,000 judgment against her for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The justices let stand lower court rulings that found she violated couples’ constitutional rights under the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, despite what her legal team characterizes as a conflict with her First Amendment religious liberty rights.

California Christian Baker Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Same-Sex Wedding Cake Case

August 28, 2025

A Christian baker from Bakersfield, California, has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear her case challenging a state law that she says would force her to violate her faith by creating wedding cakes for same-sex couples.

Supreme Court Upholds NIH Grant Cancellations, Deals Blow to DEI Spending

August 21, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a significant victory to the Trump administration on Thursday, ruling 5-4 to uphold the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) decision to cancel nearly $783 million in taxpayer-funded research grants tied to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and other controversial programs.

Supreme Court Asked to Reverse Same-Sex Marriage Decision in Kim Davis Case

August 15, 2025August 12, 2025

Ten years after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, the justices will soon decide whether to revisit — and potentially overturn — that historic ruling.

Supreme Court to Consider Reinstating Preventative Care Insurance Coverage Requirements

January 13, 2025

The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider reinstating certain preventative care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act that were struck down by the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals.

USA: Supreme Court Considering Whether Idaho Abortion Ban Supersedes Federal Emergency Care Requirement

April 25, 2024

The US Supreme Court is considering whether a near-total ban on abortion passed by the state of Idaho has precedence over a federal law that requires that doctors provide patients with medical care – that might include an abortion – in emergency situations, Reuters reports.

Idaho Petitions Supreme Court to Block Lower Court’s Ruling Against Pro-Life Law

November 27, 2023

Idaho urgently filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court. This action was prompted by a lower court’s agreement with the Biden administration’s position that the state is required to allow abortions under certain circumstances.

US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal in Vaccine Requirement Case, New Jersey Mandate Stands

November 15, 2023

This week, the US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in a case concerning COVID-19 vaccination requirements in the workplace, thus allowing a New Jersey vaccine mandate to stand, Newsweek reports.

SCOTUS to consider whether government officials can block critics on social media

April 25, 2023

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear appeals in two cases where lower courts gave divergent rulings on whether the Constitution’s First Amendment prohibits government officials from blocking their critics on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, Reuters reports.

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Christian preacher’s challenge to university

March 21, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a traveling Christian evangelist’s free-speech challenge to a University of Alabama requirement that he obtain a permit before handing out religious pamphlets and preaching from a sidewalk adjacent to its campus.

Missouri Christian college asks Supreme Court to review Biden directive allowing biological trans gender students to be housed in girls’ dorms

March 1, 2023

A Christian college in Missouri is asking the US Supreme Court to review a federal government directive allowing biologically male transgender students to be housed in women-only dormitories, the Christian Post (CP) reports. The College of the Ozarks filed a petition for a writ of certiorari on Monday.

Supreme Court Hears Arguments Concerning Tech Giants’ Liability for Social Media Content

February 22, 2023

The Internet could soon face a significant transformation, courtesy of the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court to hear case on Evangelical employee wanting Sundays off as Sabbath

January 17, 2023

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by an Evangelical Christian who claims his employer discriminated against him by refusing to honor his religious beliefs and allow him Sundays off as a Sabbath, the Christian Post (CP) reports.

Supreme Court temporarily halts termination of Title 42, will hear case in February

December 27, 2022

The Supreme Court temporarily halted the termination of Title 42 on Tuesday, allowing the Trump-era policy to remain in place until the justices hear a challenge from Republican-led states in February.

Texas, Arizona and 17 other states ask SCOTUS for stay in eliminating Title 42 border protocol

December 19, 2022

Nineteen states joined an application to the Supreme Court this week, requesting the expiration of Title 42 be put on hold until a higher court can review the decision made by the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia to allow its sunsetting.

Supreme Court grapples with Christian business owner’s objection to Colorado’s pro-LGBTQ law

December 5, 2022

The Supreme Court grappled Monday with balancing free speech against gay rights, hearing a case involving a Colorado website designer who says she shouldn’t be compelled to violate the tenets of her faith by creating products for same-sex marriages.