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State Can Ban Pre-Game Prayers at Football Championships, Judge Rules

State Can Ban Pre-Game Prayers at Football Championships, Judge Rules

A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the government can ban a Christian private school from offering a public prayer at a state-run championship, saying the First Amendment does not apply to the unique situation.

Christian Doctor to Challenge Order Banning Him from Administering Abortion Pill Reversal Treatments

Christian Doctor to Challenge Order Banning Him from Administering Abortion Pill Reversal Treatments

A Christian doctor in the U.K. is urging the country’s high court to revoke an order banning him from administering abortion pill reversal treatments.

Air Force Ordered to Pay $230 Million to Families of Victims, Survivors of 2017 Texas Church Shooting

Air Force Ordered to Pay $230 Million to Families of Victims, Survivors of 2017 Texas Church Shooting

A federal judge in San Antonio ruled that the U.S. Air Force must pay around $230 million in damages to the survivors and victims’ families of a 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church that left more than two dozen people, including eight children, dead.

Oregon Court Affirms Ruling against Christian Bakery That Rejected Lesbian Wedding Cake But Removes $135K Fine

Oregon Court Affirms Ruling against Christian Bakery That Rejected Lesbian Wedding Cake But Removes $135K Fine

While an Oregon appeals court recently overturned a $135,000 fine for a Christian couple refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, a three-judge panel maintained that the couple violated state law barring discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Jury Awards Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' Rally Victims $26 Million

Jury Awards Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' Rally Victims $26 Million

On Tuesday, a jury in the U.S. District Court ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay over $26 million in damages for the violence that occurred at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017.

Christian Florist Settles LGBT Case, Retires: I Am 'Passing My Legal Torch' to Others

Christian Florist Settles LGBT Case, Retires: I Am 'Passing My Legal Torch' to Others

Christian florist Barronelle Stutzman, who was at the center of an eight-year-old legal battle over LGBT anti-discrimination laws, has reached a settlement that avoids exorbitant fees.

Judge Recognizes Hippos as ‘Persons,’ yet the Unborn ‘Still Have No Rights’: Pro-Life Group

Judge Recognizes Hippos as ‘Persons,’ yet the Unborn ‘Still Have No Rights’: Pro-Life Group

A prominent pro-life group is criticizing a U.S. federal court for its landmark recognition of a group of hippopotamuses as “persons” even as – the group notes – courts have yet to grant preborn human babies “the same legal status.”

Court Asks: Why Is Animal Cruelty Banned but Dismemberment of Unborn Babies Legal?

Court Asks: Why Is Animal Cruelty Banned but Dismemberment of Unborn Babies Legal?

A federal appeals court that upheld a Texas abortion restriction last week also asked why it is illegal to dismember an animal but permissible to tear apart an unborn baby.

Judge Upholds Virginia's LGBT Antidiscrimination Law, Rejects Challenge By Churches

Judge Upholds Virginia's LGBT Antidiscrimination Law, Rejects Challenge By Churches

Last week, a judge ruled in favor of Virginia's anti-discrimination law protecting LGBT people after a group of churches, schools and a pro-life pregnancy center argued that the law would force them to compromise their religious beliefs.

InterVarsity Wins Discrimination Case Against the University of Iowa

InterVarsity Wins Discrimination Case Against the University of Iowa

On Tuesday an appeals court ruled that the University of Iowa discriminated against faith-based student groups when they deregistered them because they required leaders to be a believer in the groups' faith.