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Recent Supreme Court ruling being used to force hospital into performing transgender surgery

July 27, 2020

A recent US Supreme Court ruling has opened the door for a lawsuit that seeks to force a Catholic hospital to carry out transgender surgery, PJ Media reports. Brought by American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Maryland lawsuit is relying on the case of Bostock v. Clayton County (2020) to make its case. In Bostock, Justice Neil Gorsuch led the Court’s four liberals to redefine a person’s “sex” as including transgender identity and sexual orientation. At the time of this ruling, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito warned that Gorsuch’s decision would pave the way for the kind of case that has now been filed.

Providers like Planned Parenthood cannot claim federal funding for advocating abortion overseas

July 13, 2020

The US Supreme Court has confirmed that abortion providers like International Planned Parenthood cannot expect taxpayers to fund their advocacy of abortion overseas, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) reported last week.

Supreme Court says religious institutions have right to choose employees

July 9, 2020

The US Supreme Court reaffirmed Wednesday that religious schools and institutions have a First Amendment right to choose their own staff.

Supreme Court limits First Amendment rights of US companies’ foreign affiliates

June 30, 2020

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Monday that requiring foreign groups to have explicit policies opposing prostitution and sex trafficking in order to receive federal funds applies to US companies’ foreign affiliates because they do not possess First Amendment rights.

Missouri Federal Court Upholds Pro-Life Law

June 12, 2020

On Wednesday a federal appeals court in Missouri upheld a state law requiring abortion clinics to give their clients a booklet stating that abortion will end the life of a separate human being, Christian Headlines (CH) reports. The case was originally brought by a member of “The Satanic Temple” who said the law violated her religious beliefs and Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment.

US Supreme Court Justices ‘Phone It In’ for the First Time in Hearing a Case

May 4, 2020

The Supreme Court’s historic livestreaming of its first-ever oral argument by telephone went without a hitch on Monday, spurring new calls for the high court to keep up the practice for the public’s benefit.

US Supreme Court declines opportunity to expand or restrict gun rights

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court declined the opportunity Monday to issue a ruling that would either expand or restrict gun rights, Reuters reported. The Justices dismissed a National Rifle Association-backed lawsuit that challenged restrictions imposed on handgun owners by New York City. In an unsigned majority decision, the Justices said the case was moot as NYC had already lifted the restrictions that were objected to.

Supreme Court to Decide if Faith-Based Foster Agencies Can Follow Their Own Biblical Beliefs

February 24, 2020

A religious rights case over faith-based adoptions and same-sex couples is heading to the US Supreme Court. The high court on Monday announced the decision to hear Fulton v. Philadelphia.

US Supreme Court Declines to Fast-Track Obamacare Appeal

April 16, 2020January 21, 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives and 20 Democratic-led states to fast-track consideration of their appeal seeking a definitive ruling that the Obamacare healthcare law does not violate the U.S. Constitution.

US Supreme Court Could Limit Job Bias Lawsuits Against Churches

April 16, 2020December 18, 2019

The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider expanding protections for churches against job-discrimination claims.

US Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Trump Tax Ruling

November 18, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that would have required President Donald Trump to turn over some of his financial records to a Democratic-led committee in the House of Representatives.

‘Jesus’ Welcome Sign in Texas Removed Under Suspicious Circumstances

July 3, 2019

A sign declaring ‘Jesus Welcomes You to Hawkins’ alongside Interstate 80 in Hawkins, Texas, has been taken down after a four-year legal battle between the city and the Jesus Christ Open Altar Church.

WA Supreme Court Doubles Down to Punish Christian Florist, Despite What US Supreme Court Ruled

June 10, 2019

The case of a Washington state florist who was fined for refusing to make a floral arrangement for a gay wedding in 2013 could go back to the US Supreme Court.

Missouri to Be Abortion-Free Following Heartbeat Bill and Closure of Last Planned Parenthood Clinic

May 31, 2019May 28, 2019

Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region, the last abortion clinic in Missouri, will shut down on Friday following revocation of its medical license, after staff refused to cooperate with State Health inspectors over the clinic’s abortion practices.