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Court Blocks Michigan Law Forcing Religious Adoption Agencies to Place Children
Catholic Charities of Jackson v. Gretchen Whitmer, decided by Sixth Circuit on December 17, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed a preliminary injunct...
Ninth Circuit Denies Preliminary Injunction in Discrimination Case
Singh v. Bondi, decided by Ninth Circuit on December 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by a former e...
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Election Day Speech Restrictions Near Polling Places
Benda for Common-sense, a Minnesota Non-Profit Corporation v. Denise Anderson, Director of Rice ..., decided by Minnesota Supreme Court on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The p...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of RLUIPA and Contract Claims Against Former Employee
Foothills Christian Ministries v. Johnson, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brou...
Eighth Circuit Upholds Arkansas's Ban on Ballot Selfies
Arkansas United v. John Thurston, decided by Eighth Circuit on July 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the def...
Fifth Circuit Upholds UT Austin's Race-Conscious Admissions
Students for Fair Admissions v. UT Austin, decided by Fifth Circuit on July 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the District Court's dismissal of a challenge to t...
Eighth Circuit Upholds TikTok Ban for State Employees
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services v. Kristi Noem, decided by D.C. Circuit on July 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether South Dakota's "b...
Eighth Circuit: City park leafleting ban violates First Amendment
Christian Labor Association v. City of Duluth, decided by Eighth Circuit on July 10, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether the City of Dulut...
Third Circuit Affirms Injunction Against NJ Law Regulating VA Claim Consultants
Veterans Guardian VA Claim Consulting LLC v. Matthew J. Platkin, decided by Third Circuit on April 1, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The Third Circuit reviewed the district court's grant of a p...
COVID-19 church restrictions violate Free Exercise Clause
Maryville Baptist Church v. Andy Beshear, decided by Sixth Circuit on March 25, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether Kentucky's COVID-19 res...
Voter ID law upheld against religious challenge
Singh v. Bondi, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by a Sikh man c...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Injunction Against Florida Voter Registration Law
Bhavanaben Dineshkumar Patel v. Pamela Bondi, decided by Sixth Circuit on March 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed a district court's denial of ...