The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals handed a Seattle-based church a major legal victory on Thursday when it ruled that the congregation was harmed by a new law forcing insurance plans to cover abortion.
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Football Coach Fired over Post-Game Prayers to Take Case to Supreme Court
Joseph Kennedy, a high school football coach who was fired for praying after football games, is taking his case to the U.S. Supreme Court after losing a recent appeal.
Appeals Court Overturns Law Requiring Parents Be Notified about Teens' Abortion
Last week, a U.S appeals court overturned an Indiana law that requires the parents of a teen girl to be notified if she is seeking a judicial bypass for an abortion.
Public Nativity Scenes Don’t Violate the Constitution, Appeals Court Rules in Major Religious Liberty Case
On Tuesday, an appeals court ruled that a nativity scene outside an Indiana courthouse does not violate the U.S. Constitution.
Texas and Louisiana Can Defund Planned Parenthood, Appeals Court Rules
On Monday, a federal appeals court ruled that officials in Texas and Louisiana can cut off funding to Planned Parenthood.
A First: Appeals Court Overturns Bans on Therapy for Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction
On Friday, a federal appeals court struck down two local Florida ordinances that prohibit conversion therapy for teens and children who are experiencing unwanted same-sex attraction.
‘Hands Off of Our Daughters’: Appeals Court Upholds Male-Only Draft
On Thursday, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled that a male-only draft is indeed constitutional.
Landmark: Court Says Schools Must Allow Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Choosing
An appeals court recently ruled that schools cannot require students to use certain restrooms based on their biological sex.
Appeals Court OKs Ban on 'Dismemberment Abortion,' Citing John Roberts
An injunction against four Arkansas pro-life laws was lifted on Friday by a federal appeals court. The court referenced a recent opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts to deem the laws constitutional.
Federal Court Upholds Pro-Life Law Requiring Abortion Clinics to Distribute Booklets Stating, 'Each Human Being Begins at Conception'
On Wednesday, a federal appeals court upheld a Missouri law that requires abortion clinics give booklets stating that life "begins at conception" to women seeking abortions.
