U.S. District Court Judge Angel Kelley has dismissed a lawsuit brought forth by The Satanic Temple against the City of Boston and ruled in favor of the city council. The lawsuit alleged that the city …
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) has reached a settlement of $80,000 with a former graduate student, Maggie DeJong, to resolve a lawsuit in which she accused the university of discriminating against her due to her …
The Washington Elementary School District in Arizona has consented to pay $25,000 to Arizona Christian University (ACU) after severing its affiliation with the university due to religious differences. Apart from agreeing to pay the attorney’s …
The current senior pastor of Vineyard Anaheim, Alan Scott, has been accused of misappropriation of more than $62 million in church funds. Daniel Silliman of Christianity Today writes that the widow of Vineyard founder John …
Theater professor Richard Bugg filed a lawsuit against administrators at Southern Utah University, alleging that school officials breached his First Amendment rights on his refusal to use a student’s preferred pronouns. FIRE Faculty Legal Defense …
A chaplain working at a California federal women’s prison will be spending seven years in prison for “egregious” sexual abuse against inmates. Prosecutors said James Theodore Highhouse exploited the inmates’ faith and powerlessness while behind …
A Kansas teacher who refused to use transgender students’ pronouns received $95,000 in a settlement with her former employers. Pamela Ricard, who used to be a math teacher at Fort Riley Middle School, brought a …
A Christian medical nonprofit in Michigan has filed a lawsuit against the state, claiming that civil rights law makes providers use patients’ preferred pronouns and prescribe hormone drugs for gender transition. Christian Healthcare Centers, a …
Thomas More Society, a nonprofit law firm, has filed a suit on behalf of Philadelphia residents against the mayor and the city for donating tax dollars to fund abortion assistance. The lawsuit was filed on …
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by parents against a school district’s policy that allows withholding information about students’ gender identity. The policy prompted critics to warn about efforts to “destroy the family and …