Seventh Circuit grants en banc review, stays AAP injunction
On July 8, the Seventh Circuit ordered en banc reconsideration and stayed a June 8 preliminary injunction blocking Florida AG James Uthmeier’s state case.
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Supreme Court docket in Hershey v. City of Bossier City: amicus surge, Aug. 17 deadline
Hershey v. City of Bossier City (No. 25-1389): amicus briefs poured in July 14–16, as the justices weigh qualified-immunity limits; respondents’ brief is due Aug. 17.
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Supreme Court lets Texas app-store age-verification law stand; case continues
On July 6, 2026, the Supreme Court denied emergency relief in 25A1389, leaving a Fifth Circuit stay in place for Texas’s app-store age-verification rules.
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4th Circuit remands prison Ramadan diet case in Roberts v. Engelke
The Fourth Circuit ruled the district court used the wrong qualified-immunity standard for a Ramadan/kosher-diet Free Exercise claim, and sent it back.
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Amish vaccine exemption fight: 2nd Circuit upholds NY religious ban
June 30, 2026: The Second Circuit affirmed dismissal in Miller v. McDonald, letting New York bar religious vaccine exemptions for school.
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DOJ Religious Liberty Commission draft comment period closes July 13—what to watch next
United States Religion Government and Civil Rights – DOJ says the Religious Liberty Commission’s 224-page draft comment period closed Monday, July 13, 2026.
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DOJ subpoenas New York Times journalists over Air Force One security story: what’s next
DOJ has reportedly subpoenaed New York Times journalists tied to Air Force One security reporting, seeking grand-jury testimony in Manhattan next Wednesday.
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Eleventh Circuit rejects Florida ‘salary-for-speech,’ keeps Stop WOKE block
July 7, 2026: the Eleventh Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction barring Florida from enforcing Stop W.O.K.E. higher-ed classroom limits while the case proceeds.
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Supreme Court strikes down coordinated party-spending limits: what changes
The Supreme Court ruled June 30, 2026 that federal limits on political parties’ coordinated expenditures violate the First Amendment. Here’s what changes.
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Supreme Court keeps Texas app age-verification law in place while case continues
United States Breaking National Politics — The Supreme Court’s July 6 emergency-docket denials leave Texas’s app age-verification and parental-consent rules in effect for now.
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EEOC Sues Gravity Autos Over Request to Avoid Saturday Sabbath Work
The EEOC says Gravity Autos denied a sales employee’s request for religious scheduling and then fired him after he objected—an example of how Title VII “reasonable accommodation” and “undue hardship” rules are being tested in federal court.
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Supreme Court strikes down federal caps on coordinated party spending
United States Religion Government and Civil Rights – The Court removed federal limits on coordinated party spending in federal campaigns, setting up a new fight over money before the 2026 midterms.
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Texas adds Bible passages to school reading list, setting up church-state fight
United States Church State and Religious Liberty Watch – Texas approved a required reading list with Bible passages on June 26, but the change is slated to take effect in 2030-31.
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Americans split on school prayer as new ED guidance follows Pew poll
A Pew survey (fielded April 6–12, 2026) finds more support for voluntary, student-led school religious expression than for teacher-led prayer—especially if participation is required.
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Trump religious liberty draft urges new DOJ guidance, hotlines and Johnson repeal
United States Religion Government and Civil Rights – A draft report would ask federal agencies for new religious-liberty guidance, reporting channels and a Johnson Amendment repeal. ([justice.gov](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/president-trumps-religious-liberty-commission-delivers-historic-report-draft))