American Civil Liberties Union
Church-state separationist Barry Lynn recounts his legal arguments in new memoirs
By Adelle M. Banks — April 3, 2023
(RNS) — 'It is people who are hurting, people who are outcasts, that appealed to me,' Lynn said.
Orthodox Jewish parents sue California for ban on special ed funds to religious schools
By Alejandra Molina — March 14, 2023
(RNS) — ‘It takes a special kind of chutzpah to deny Jewish kids with disabilities equal access to special education benefits,’ said Eric Rassbach, an attorney representing the parents.
Clergy among advocates suing Texas over new law deputizing citizens to enforce abortion ban
By Alejandra Molina — July 16, 2021
(RNS) —'If we as people of faith want to remain free of interference from the government, S.B. 8 should worry us beyond what we think is right or wrong about abortion,' said the Rev. Daniel Kanter.
Supreme Court throws abortion fight into center of midterms
By David Crary and Jill Colvin — May 18, 2021
(AP) — For many evangelicals, the case could serve as a validation of more than four decades of persistent work and a sometimes awkward relationship with former President Donald Trump.
Man arrested for smashing Ten Commandments monument at Arkansas Capitol
By Steve Barnes — June 28, 2017
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) The suspect, identified as Michael Reed, faces three charges, including felony defacing an object of public interest.
Ten Commandments monument installed on Arkansas Capitol grounds
By N'dea Yancey-Bragg — June 27, 2017
(USA Today) The American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas and other opponents have vowed to sue over the controversial display.
Religious groups to Obama: Dismantle immigration registry’s framework
By Lauren Markoe — November 22, 2016
(RNS) Faith groups say the program is discriminatory and worry that — while not currently in use — it remains on the federal books.
Religion is no reason to refuse gay clientele, appellate court rules in bakery case
By Reuters — August 13, 2015
Colorado's anti-discrimination law prohibits Masterpiece Cakeshop "from picking and choosing customers based on their sexual orientation," the court said.
Gay groups pull support for anti-discrimination bill over religious exemption
By Heather Adams — July 9, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) The American Civil Liberties Union and four gay rights groups said they can no longer support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby case over contraception coverage, which allowed some businesses to claim a religious exemption in following federal law.
LGBT workers may feel impact of Hobby Lobby ruling
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — July 1, 2014
(RNS) The next religious liberties faceoff may be between LGBT workers and private business owners who, the Supreme Court says, have religious rights.
Hobby Lobby case provokes a twitterstorm
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — March 25, 2014
Supporters and opponents of the Obamacare contraception mandate squared off on social media Tuesday (March 25) with tweets, snowy images and dueling graphics.
After standoff, NC high school approves secular club
By Kimberly Winston — February 17, 2014
(RNS) The Secular Student Alliance, a national organization for nonreligious college and high school students, announced Monday that lawyers for Pisgah High School in Canton, N.C., have said the school will permit a chapter of the group.
The number one target for religious lobbyists isn’t what you think
By Tobin Grant — December 5, 2013
Why the Defense authorization bill continues to be the top target of religious interest groups from the left and the right.
Princeton Seminary and yeshiva shouldn’t get state funds, suit says
By Kelly Heyboer — June 25, 2013
TRENTON, N.J. (RNS) A respected Christian seminary and a Orthodox Jewish yeshiva should not receive state grants for infrastructure upgrades, two leading church-state watchdog groups say.
Controversial ‘Mojave Cross’ to return to Calif. desert
By Adelle M. Banks — November 6, 2012
(RNS) A war memorial cross that has been the center of a legal battle for more than a decade will be re-erected within California’s Mojave National Preserve on Veterans Day but it will be located on private land. By Adelle M. Banks.
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