D.C. Dist.: RFRA requires allowing church to hold in-person, outdoor worship

October 23, 2020by Josh S. Tatum in Christian, Free Exercise Clause, religious exemptions, RFRA, Washington, D.C., worship

D.C. Dist.: RFRA requires allowing church to hold in-person, outdoor worship Wagenmaker Law blog covers a recent decision applying the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act here.

W. Dist. N.C.: Religious Pro-Life Demonstrators may proceed in challenge to COVID Order on religious, not free-speech grounds

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Wis. Ct. App.: Church Daycare Cook Cannot Sue Based on Prohibition against Cohabitation

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Wis. Ct. App.: Church Daycare Cook Cannot Sue Based on…

Ind.: “Premises” Means Entire Parcel for State’s Church Liability Shield

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Indiana statute protects worshipping communities from claims based on personal injuries sustained on their properties “used primarily for worship services.” The only duty owed to injured persons is to warn of hidden dangers of which it has actual knowledge and not to intentionally harm the person. So if someone gets hurt in a worship space, the religious organization very likely will have a quick exit from any lawsuit brought as a result. But what if the injury occurs elsewhere on property that also has a church building, like next to the parking lot? Is that still part of property used primarily for worship? The Indiana Supreme Court just unanimously answered “Yes.”

“Churches’ Bill of Rights” from Ind. Att’y Gen. & Lt. Gov.

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On May 14, 2025, Indiana’s Attorney General Todd Rokita and…

10th Cir.: No interlocutory appeal on ministerial exception

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10th Cir.: No interlocutory appeal on ministerial exception. The 2–1…