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Supreme Court determines cross on Maryland highway can stay
By Adelle M. Banks — June 20, 2019
WASHINGTON (RNS) — In a 7-2 decision, the high court determined that the Bladensburg Cross erected by the American Legion does not violate the Constitution’s establishment clause.
Court to spaghetti: You are not a god
By Kimberly Winston — April 13, 2016
(RNS) Pastafarianism is satire, not sacred, ruled the U.S. District Court of Nebraska.
Pope says ruling on Medjugorje Virgin Mary ‘apparitions’ near
By Rosie Scammell — June 8, 2015
(RNS) The upcoming decision comes 34 years since a group of six young people in Medjugorje claimed the Virgin Mary had appeared to them.
Israel’s High Court orders cuts to yeshiva students’ stipends
By Michele Chabin — February 5, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled Tuesday (Feb. 4) that the government must suspend stipends to 18- to 20-year-old yeshiva students whose military conscription has been postponed.
As state prepares appeal, Utah same-sex couples rush to wed
By Elizabeth Weise — December 24, 2013
(RNS) For now, a state considered as one of the most conservative in the nation, has joined the likes of California and New York where same-sex couples can legally wed. Legal experts say that even if a judge halts the weddings, the licenses that have already been issued will likely still be valid.
England debates full-face veils in courtrooms
By Trevor Grundy — September 17, 2013
(RNS) In England, a judge's decision to require Muslim women to remove a facial covering prompts a national debate on veils, particularly the niqab, which covers all but the eyes.
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