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A U.S. federal judge delivered a major victory to a faith-based adoption agency last week by permanently blocking the state of New York from closing the provider due to its Christian beliefs.

On Monday, a federal judge dismissed a preliminary injunction aimed at protecting religious freedom, essentially ruling that a New York photographer cannot decline to photograph same-sex weddings because of her religious convictions.

President Biden has passed former President Donald Trump in first-year judicial confirmations and first-year nominations thanks to a Democratic-controlled Senate that is driven to limit the impact of Trump’s reshaping of the courts.

According to reports, more than a dozen federal judges are slated to retire in the coming months opening up new judgeships to be filled by President Joe Biden.

This week, the U.S. Senate confirmed the 225th federal judge nominated by President Trump.

On Friday, a U.S. federal appeals court in Kentucky ruled that it is not unconstitutional for the state to require that abortion clinics have agreements with local hospitals and ambulance services in the event of a medical emergency.

A federal judge decided this week that women can receive abortion medications through the mail.

On Friday, a U.S. federal judge issued an injunction against New York officials, saying it’s likely unconstitutional to restrict gatherings at houses of worship while allowing mass gatherings at protests and not similarly restricting businesses.

On Saturday, a federal judge decided that North Carolina churches would be allowed to meet indoors despite a 10 person limit put in place by the state's governor. 

Despite an executive order requiring gatherings consist of 10 people or fewer, a federal judge ruled this week that Kansas churches can hold regular worship services.