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Supreme Court Ruling Permits Public Funding for Religious Schools Updated: Published by:

On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling that requires Maine to provide tuition assistance payments to nonsectarian schools. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, dissenting, wrote that "the Court leads us to a place where separation of church and state becomes a constitutional violation."

Supreme Court Rules in International Custody Dispute Updated: Published by:

The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a court need not consider all possible ameliorative measures before denying a child's return to their home country under the Hague Convention once it has found that the return would pose a grave risk of harm.

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Student Free Speech Case Evolves Jurisprudence for the Internet Era Updated: Published by:

The United States Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of protecting public school students' free speech rights on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. The ruling expounds upon Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, bringing student free speech jurisprudence into the internet era.…

Supreme Court Rules Philadelphia’s Treatment of Catholic Foster Agency Violated the First Amendment Updated: Published by:

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a Philadelphia Catholic foster agency accused of discrimination by the City of Philadelphia.

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Off-Campus Student Free Speech Case Updated: Published by:

The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments today, April 28, 2021, in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. At issue in the case is whether the precedential case, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, applies to student speech that occurs off-campus.

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects California’s Restrictions on At-Home Religious Gatherings Updated: Published by:

On Friday, April 9, 2021, the United States Supreme Court voted 5-4 to grant an application for injunctive relief in Ritesh Tandon, et al v. Gavin Newson, Governor of California, et al. The lawsuit concerns California's restrictions on at-home religious gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ninth Circuit Court of…