Supreme Court to hear case over Boston’s denial of flying a Christian flag
The Supreme Court announced Thursday it would hear a First Amendment challenge over flying a Christian flag on city property in Boston.
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Pakistan Sentences School Principal To Death For Blasphemy
Concerns remained Thursday about the plight of a Pakistani woman after she was sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy against Islam despite concerns about her mental situation.
UK Court of Appeal says Christian foster agency can refuse placements with same-sex couples
The UK Court of Appeal has ruled that an evangelical foster agency that receives tax-payer funding is allowed to only place children with carers who identify as Christian, but it cannot insist that those carers be heterosexual, the Christian Post (CP) reports. Cornerstone (North East) Adoption and Fostering Service, also known as CornerstoneUK, said it will appeal Friday’s ruling to the UK’s Supreme Court.
Texas suing Biden administration over a federal guidance on transgender bathrooms, pronouns
Texas is suing the Biden administration in an effort to invalidate a federal civil rights directive pertaining to the use of pronouns and bathroom access in the workplace.
Ex-Vice President Pence Hopeful Supreme Court Will End Abortion Rights
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is “hopeful” that the new conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court will soon end abortion rights and “restore the sanctity of life.”
Satanists Decry “Equal Rights” in Attempts to Fight Pro-Life Laws
Satanist groups have launched efforts to reverse the newly enacted pro-life laws in Texas, Ohio, and other states, including a Utah measure that would outlaw most abortions in the event that the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade which legalized abortion.
Texas doctor sued for violating state’s new “heartbeat” law
In what will be a test case to assess the legality of Texas’ new law banning abortion after six weeks, a doctor in San Antonio has become the first person to be sued for violating the legislation, the Guardian reports. After publicly stating he had violated the law by carrying out a first-trimester abortion on September 6, Dr. Alan Braid received notification he is being sued by two former lawyers in Arkansas and Illinois respectively.
Roe v. Wade in the balance? Supreme Court sets date for arguments on Mississippi abortion law
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it has set a date to hear arguments in a potential landmark abortion case from Mississippi which the state hopes will result in the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
High school football coach asks Supreme Court for help after being fired for praying
A former high school football coach who was fired for praying after games is now asking the US Supreme Court to consider his case of unlawful dismissal, Fox News reports. Joe Kennedy is appealing to the Supreme Court following a ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that Bremerton School District in Washington state had fired him lawfully.
Pro-life group holds counter-protest to “Abortion Teach-In” rally outside
The Students for Life of America (SLA) anti-abortion group held a counter-demonstration outside the US Supreme Court last week, protesting against a “Self-Managed Abortion Teach-In” rally led by the Reproaction pro-choice group, the Christian Post (CP) reports. In an effort to provide a “counter-voice” to the pro-choice narrative, SLA is planning to hold demonstrations at other pro-choice events in the coming weeks.
Appeals court upholds block on Tennessee “heartbeat” law
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling which blocked a Tennessee law banning abortion at the detection of a “fetal heartbeat,” usually around six weeks gestation, Axios reports. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the block in the wake of Texas’ recent controversial law which bans abortion after six weeks.
SCOTUS urged to overturn Washington ruling against religious employers
When the Washington Supreme Court gutted protections for religious employers in a state antidiscrimination law, it threw down the gauntlet against both federal law and several federal appeals courts, according to Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission (UGM).
Texas Faces Federal Government Pressure To Cancel Abortion Law
Texas faced mounting pressure Friday to annul America’s most restrictive abortion legislation after the U.S. Justice Department launched a lawsuit.
At Brazil rallies, Bolsonaro deepens rift with Supreme Court
Tens of thousands of supporters of embattled right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro heeded his call and turned out at rallies Tuesday as he stepped up his attacks on Brazil’s Supreme Court and threatened to plunge the country into a constitutional crisis.
Mexico: Criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional, court rules
Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional.
Supreme Court divides 5-4, leaves Texas six-week abortion ban in place
The Supreme Court divided 5-4 on Wednesday, leaving a Texas ban on abortion after six weeks in place while litigation challenging the law continues in the lower courts.
Texas 6-week abortion ban takes effect as challenge looms at Supreme Court
A Texas law banning abortions after six weeks went into effect Wednesday after the Supreme Court did not intervene to block it this week.
Texas awaits Supreme Court move on restrictive abortion law
The Supreme Court could decide as soon as Tuesday evening whether Texas can move forward with a controversial ban on most abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy that’s set to take effect on Sept. 1.
Virginia Supreme Court: Christian teacher to be reinstated after suspension for speaking against transgender policy
Virginia’s Supreme Court has ordered the reinstatement of a Loudoun teacher suspended for speaking against a transgender mandate proposed by his public school board, Just the News reports. The Supreme Court upheld a circuit court ruling that Christian teacher Tanner Cross had been exercising his right to free speech and his suspension was unwarranted.
Abortion providers ask Supreme Court to block Texas’ post-six-weeks ban
Abortion providers and pro-choice advocates asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block a Texas law going into effect on Wednesday that bans abortion after six weeks and allows private citizens to sue abortion providers for violating the law.