From SSRN: - Sarah Barringer Gordon, The Holy Cause: Church and State in Revolutionary and Early National New York, (December 20, 2025). - Dennis Wieboldt, The Study of Jesuit, Catholic Legal Education: An Idea and a Program, (2 Jesuit Ed. Q. 155 (2026)).... See more
In Weiss v. The Permanente Group, (9th Cir., July 24, 2026), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a California federal district court’s dismissal of Title VII and California state law claims alleging that plaintiff’s employer failed... See more
In Eritrean Orthodox Tweahdo Diocese of USA and Canada v. Sinoda, (MD Sup. Ct., July 23, 2026), the Maryland Supreme Court held that the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine does not apply to a wrongful detainer action by a church seeking to evict a defrock... See more
Last week, the Canadian government released data on Police Reported Crime Statistics in Canada for 2025, including data on hate crimes. The report says in part: The number of police-reported hate crimes decreased 3%, from 4,841 incidents in 2024 to 4,708 ... See more
Yesterday, the Attorney General issued a 26-page Memorandum to Executive Departments and Agencies (full text) on Federal Law Protections for Religious Liberty. The Memorandum updates and expands one issued in 2017 (see prior posting). According to a Justi... See more
