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Meet Lorie Smith, the Christian artist with a Supreme Court free speech case
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in her case — 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis — on Monday, Dec.... Read more
FDA should limit access to ‘dangerous’ chemical abortion drugs, doctors argue in lawsuit
A group of doctors and medical organizations argue in a federal lawsuit that the FDA “chose politics over science.” Read more
ADF calls on human rights commission to defend religious freedom in Mexico and Nicaragua
“Latin America is currently experiencing a surge of human rights abuses in the area of religious freedom,” stated Tomás Henriquez,... Read more
Supreme Court to hear case of designer who won’t create websites for same-sex weddings
Lorie Smith is challenging a Colorado state law for her right to refuse creative services when they conflict with her... Read more
Europe’s top human rights court to rule on landmark euthanasia case
The European Court of Human Rights is set to rule in a landmark case on Tuesday on whether Belgium wrongly... Read more
Four female athletes challenge Connecticut policy in fight to save women’s sports
Four female student athletes are at the center of an ongoing case to protect girls’ sports, which advanced to the... Read more
Court bars California from forcing conscientious objectors to participate in assisted suicide
A federal district court ruled Sept. 2 that California — temporarily — cannot force medical professionals to participate in assisted... Read more
Teacher who refused to use students’ preferred pronouns settles lawsuit against school district
A Kansas middle school teacher will receive $95,000 from her school district, which tried to force her to comply with... Read more
Biden administration sued after fertility awareness methods cut from health coverage
Couples can use this biomarker information, in line with Catholic Church teaching, to avoid or achieve pregnancy. Read more
Washington florist who declined to serve same-sex wedding will pay settlement, retire
A Christian florist who was sued after declining to create flower arrangements for a same-sex wedding ceremony and subsequently spent... Read more
College soccer player: ‘Transgender’ sports policies violate women’s rights
A West Virginia college soccer player says that allowing only biological females to play women’s sports is a “women’s rights... Read more
Ninth Circuit favors Washington church in case against state abortion coverage mandate
A Washington church won its case against a state abortion coverage mandate on Thursday, in a ruling by a federal... Read more
Federal LGBT employment guidance ‘an outrageous overreach’ one lawyer says
Recent federal LGBT nondiscrimination guidance for employers goes far beyond the law, one legal and religious freedom expert told CNA. Read more
Soros and IPPF-funded EU parliamentarians aim to blacklist reputable Christian groups
The European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF) a group of European parliamentarians committed to compel the recognition... Read more
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Court reinstates Virginia teacher suspended over transgender pronoun policy
A county court on Tuesday ruled that a Virginia teacher suspended for opposing a school transgender pronoun policy must be... Read more
Newspaper edits opinion piece on transgender athletes to remove ‘hurtful language’
A religious liberty law firm says a major national newspaper edited a gender description in an opinion piece by one... Read more
Christian wedding planner challenges anti-discrimination law
An Evangelical Christian minister who runs a wedding business is challenging a county ordinance she says would require her to officiate... Read more
Lawyers must call male runners 'trans females' in athletics lawsuit
Attorneys are calling for a federal judge to recuse himself from a transgender sports case, after the judge instructed that... Read more
Florist appeals to Supreme Court for second time over same-sex wedding case
A florist in Washington state sued for declining to serve a same-sex wedding is once again appealing her case to the U.S.... Read more
Kentucky Supreme Court hears religious freedom case over LGBT shirts
Blaine Adamson, owner of the Lexington, Kentucky-based print shop Hands On Originals, was sued for declining to print T-shirts promoting... Read more
