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It’s full steam ahead at Becket as we filed three cases at the Supreme Court in the past month. Read below for more on these cases and click
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Nuns ask Supreme Court for protection from New York's abortion mandate
A diverse coalition of religious groups asked the Supreme Court to block New York’s mandate forcing them to cover abortions in their employee health insurance plans. In Diocese of Albany v. Harris, a group of Anglican and Catholic nuns, Catholic dioceses, Christian churches, and faith-based social ministries initially sued over the mandate in 2017 (
Watch this short video<[link removed]> to learn more). After New York courts refused to protect religious organizations, the religious groups asked the Supreme Court to take their case. In 2021, the Court reversed the unfavorable rulings from New York state courts and told them to reconsider the case in light of Becket’s landmark victory in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. Despite this, the state courts ignored Fulton, forcing the religious groups back to the Supreme Court once more to protect their freedom to serve according to their faith.
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Religious parents to Supreme Court: restore opt-outs for instruction on gender and sexuality
A diverse group of religious parents in Maryland asked the Supreme Court to restore their right to opt their children out of storybooks that push one-sided ideology on gender and sexuality. In Mahmoud v. Taylor, the Montgomery County Board of Education took away parental notice and opt-outs for storybooks that celebrate gender transitioning, pride parades, and pronoun preferences with kids as young as three and four. Older students can opt out when similar topics are introduced during high school health class. Becket represents Muslim, Christian, and Jewish parents who challenged the ban on elementary school opt-outs in federal court last year (
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Apache Stronghold asks Supreme Court to save Oak Flat
A coalition of Western Apaches, other Native peoples, and non-Native allies asked the Supreme Court to protect their sacred site at Oak Flat from destruction by a multinational mining giant. In Apache Stronghold v. United States, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to stop the federal government from transferring Oak Flat to Resolution Copper, a foreign-owned mining company that plans to turn the site into a massive mining crater, ending Apache religious practices forever (
Watch this video<[link removed]> to learn more). The Apaches and their allies hosted a day of prayer outside the Court as they asked the Justices to save the spiritual lifeblood of their people.
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It's been 17 months since the Supreme Court heard a religion case. When will the streak end?
DESERET NEWS | SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 |
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Welcome back to Protest University
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 |
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Religious discrimination disguised as anti-discrimination
WORLD | AUGUST 20, 2024 |
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