Man sentenced to 10 years for firing shotgun outside Albany synagogue in religious hate crime
Albany, NY – A Schenectady man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for firing a shotgun outside Temple Israel in Albany during a Hanukkah celebration, in what officials say…
Factbox-U.S. Supreme Court takes broad view of religious rights in key cases
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday issued another important ruling expanding religious rights, siding with two Christian families who challenged a Maine state tuition assistance program that excluded private schools…
Religious, Work Exemptions Specified in Toms River Mayor Mo Hill’s Teen Beach Curfew
TOMS RIVER, NJ – If you are under the age of 18 years old and caught walking the streets in Toms River’s beachfront communities, you can be charged and possibly arrested by…
Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Jackson Township for Discriminatory Ordinances Targeting Orthodox Jewish Religious Schools
NEWARK, N.J. – The Justice Department announced an agreement today with Jackson Township, New Jersey, and the Jackson Planning Board to settle allegations that they violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized…
Jackson Township Settles Federal Lawsuit Claiming Anti-Semitism, Civil and Religious Rights Violations
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Five years ago, Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina stood before a group of residents at his monthly ‘Meet the Mayor’ session at town hall and told residents to…
Florida abortion ban violates Jews’ religious freedom, lawsuit says
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Florida’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy violates the religious freedom of Jews because Jewish law requires the procedure in some cases, a Boynton Beach…
Lakewood Supermarket Inventory a Near Complete Loss Due Power Outage Over Religious Holiday Weekend
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A kosher supermarket in Lakewood was forced to destroy hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory after a power failure on Friday cut power to the store and spoiled…
Foreign National Involved in Religious Institution Check Theft Conspiracy Sentenced to Over Three Years in Federal Prison
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore C. Chuang sentenced Marius Vaduva, age 27, of Hollywood, Florida, to 42 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiracy…
Court Blocks Biden Admin From Forcing Employers To Pay For Sex Changes That Violate Their Religious Beliefs
Court Blocks Biden Admin From Forcing Employers To Pay For Sex Changes That Violate Their Religious Beliefs Laurel Duggan on May 17, 2022 A federal district court temporarily blocked a Biden administration…
Foreign National Who Fled and Was Later Extradited from the United Kingdom Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank and Wire Fraud in Relation to Theft of Over 2,600 Checks from Religious Institutions
Greenbelt, Maryland – Florin Vaduva, age 31, of Dania Beach, Florida pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. As part of his plea agreement, Vaduva will be…
Factbox-U.S. Supreme Court takes broad view of religious rights in key cases
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with a Christian group that sued Boston after officials rejected a request to fly a flag bearing the image of a cross outside…
WHITE-CAIN And BONDI: Here’s Why One Christian Coach’s Religious Freedom Case Is So Important To All Americans
WHITE-CAIN And BONDI: Here’s Why One Christian Coach’s Religious Freedom Case Is So Important To All Americans Pastor Paula White-Cain and Pam Bondi on April 25, 2022 Today, the U.S. Supreme Court…
GEARY: With The Pandemic Coming To An End, We Should Reflect On Our Religious Liberty
GEARY: With The Pandemic Coming To An End, We Should Reflect On Our Religious Liberty Katie Geary on April 15, 2022 We are at the dawn of the Easter Triduum, the midway…
Religious Leader Indicted and Arrested for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging pastor Emmanuel Morales-Hernández, 29, of Lares, Puerto Rico, with coercion and enticement of a minor and attempted receipt of…
Federal Court Rules in Favor of the Justice Department in Lawsuit Against City of Troy, Michigan For Restrictions on Places of Worship and Treatment of Muslim Religious Group
Detroit, MI – Late Friday, March 18, 2022, a federal judge ruled in favor of the Justice Department, finding that the City of Troy, Michigan violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized…
Washington’s two U.S. Attorneys join federal law enforcement partners to brief religious leaders on security for houses of worship
Seattle – U.S. Attorney Nick Brown of the Western District of Washington and U.S. Attorney Veronica Waldref of the Eastern District of Washington joined federal law enforcement leaders Monday evening March 7,…
Romanian National Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud Conspiracy Related to a Scheme to Steal Checks Intended for Religious Institutions from the Mail
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Romanian national Mateus Vaduva, age 29, of Baltimore, Maryland, and Florida yesterday to five years in federal prison, followed by five years…
Supreme Court To Hear Case Of Woman Forced To Create Websites For LGBT Causes Against Religious Beliefs
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of a web designer fighting a Colorado law that forces her to promote messages against her religious beliefs, the court announced Tuesday. Lorie…
Mo Hill announces Toms River Boy Scout Property Religious Services Will Continue
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill has announced the Hugh Clayton Jersey Shore Boy Scouts Council Center will be rented out for religious services going forward. The property,…
Grosse Pointe Park Man Sentenced for Scheme to Defraud and Steal Funds from Religious Charity
DETROIT – A Grosse Pointe Park resident was sentenced today to one year in prison and six months at a halfway house on wire fraud charges in connection with obtaining by fraud,…
EXCLUSIVE: Marines Describe ‘Sham’ Religious Vaccine Exemption Process
The COVID-19 vaccine exemption process in the Marine Corps gives no consideration to the faiths of individual Marines and could hamper military readiness, according to Marines fighting the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate on religious…
Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud in Relation to Multiple Religious Institutions
Greenbelt, Maryland – Marius Vaduva, age 27, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud. As part of his plea agreement, Vaduva will be ordered…
Navy Servicemembers Seeking COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Religious Exemptions Handed Favorable Ruling
A federal judge in Texas granted 35 Navy service members’ court motion challenging the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate with religious exemptions Monday. Mike Berry, who is representing the Navy SEALs on behalf…
Florida Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud Conspiracy Involving the Theft of More Than 2,000 Checks Intended for Religious Institutions
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Nicolae Gindac, age 52, of Dania Beach, Florida, yesterday to 54 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release,…
The Surprising Reason Religious Couples Are Less Likely To Get Divorced
Religious couples are less likely to get divorced despite marrying younger — a factor generally associated with higher divorce rates — because they are less likely to live together before marriage, according…
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments On Religious Discrimination Regarding School Choice
Harold Hutchison and Kendall Tietz on December 8, 2021 The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Carson v. Makin, a case that carries national implications regarding religious freedom as it relates…
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