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Aug 20, 2025
Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Texas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom
San Antonio, TX. – In a victory for religious freedom and church-state separation, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction today in Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights...
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Religious Liberty
Aug 04, 2025
Court Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom and Library
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – In a victory for religious freedom and church-state separation, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction today in Stinson v. Fayetteville Sch...
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Religious Liberty
Jul 30, 2025
Jefferson County, Ill. Moves Ten Commandments Monument, Residents Dismiss Lawsuit
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ill. — Following Jefferson County’s removal of a large Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county courthouse, the plaintiffs have withdrawn a lawsu...
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Religious Liberty
Jul 02, 2025
Texas Families Sue to Block Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Every Public-School Classroom
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A group of sixteen multi-faith and nonreligious Texas families filed suit in federal court today to block a new state law requiring all public elementary and...
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Religious Liberty
Jun 27, 2025
Supreme Court Requires Religious Opt-Outs from Secular Lessons in Public Schools
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in Mahmoud v. Taylor that Montgomery County Public Schools must allow religious opt-outs from any lessons that parents believe wil...
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Religious Liberty
Court case: Mahmoud v. Taylor
Jun 20, 2025
Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Louisiana Law Requiring Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments in Every Classroom
NEW ORLEANS – In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled today that a Louisiana law requiring public schools to permanently display a governme...
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Religious Liberty
Court case: Rev. Roake v. Brumley
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PodcastAug 2025
Religious Liberty
America’s Most Famous Court Trial. Explore Podcast.America’s Most Famous Court Trial
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U.S. Supreme CourtJul 2025
Religious Liberty
Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. V. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Comm'n. Explore Case.Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Comm'n
On March 5, 2025, the ACLU and its allies filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that the First Amendment does not prohibit states from offering limited, categorical religious exemptions or from distinguishing between religious and nonreligious entities and activities in assessing the applicability of exemptions. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Religious Liberty
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Live Coverage: Final Scotus Decision Day. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day
The ACLU has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today. -
MaineNov 2024
Religious Liberty
St. Dominic Academy V. Makin. Explore Case.St. Dominic Academy v. Makin
The ACLU, ACLU of Maine, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit arguing that religious schools in Maine participating in the state’s school tuition program must comply with all eligibility requirements of the program – including a prohibition on discrimination on the basis of religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity, among other protected characteristics.