Religious Exercise News Today

This bill would create a strong framework to deal with unforeseen religious freedom conflicts. Read more.

A federal judge last week permitted a Muslim man serving a life sentence in Colorados "supermax" prison for terrorism-related convictions to pursue a limited number of religious freedom claims against the government.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in U.S. District Court on Nov. 21 stating that an ordinance passed by the City of Brookings in 2021, which limits the number of days per week organizations can feed the hungry, may have “substantially burdened” a local church’s religious freedoms.

On Sept. 18, 1992, the Senate Judiciary Committee and dozens of invited guests gathered to consider, among other things, the link between religious freedom and abortion. The focus of the hearing was the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a bill designed to restore religious exercise protections that recently had been severely limited by the Supreme Court. The act enjoyed broad support from faith groups, politicians and civil rights organizations like the ACLU, as committee member and bill co-s...

Republicans and Democrats came together to pass the Religious Freedom Restoration Act 30 years ago. It’s as important now as it was then. Read more.

A jury will decide whether Colorado Department of Corrections officials violated an incarcerated mans rights by terminating his religious diet when he purchased multiple items that allegedly were in conflict with his meal plan.

Attorney General Todd Rokita is appealing a judges ruling that Indianas near-total abortion ban runs afoul of the states Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).

The near-total abortion ban likely will remain unenforceable for the near future after a judge found the statute runs afoul of Indianas Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

On March 23, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments from the Little Sisters of the Poor in their challenge to the Obamacare “contraception mandate.”

The American Civil Liberties Union claims the new abortion restrictions violate Indianas Religious Freedom Restoration Act and should not be permitted to take effect Sept. 15.