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WASHINGTON (ABP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court declined Jan. 17 to reconsider a lower court’s decision barring a North Carolina county from invoking prayers in Jesus’ name at twice-a-month meetings of its main governing body.

2012 Archives

Supreme Court upholds ‘ministerial exception’ to employment discrimination laws

January 11, 2012

author: Administrator

WASHINGTON (ABP) – A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Jan. 11 that churches can fire their ministers for reasons that for other employers would be job discrimination.

2011 Archives

Supreme Court won’t review NYC ban on worship in schools

December 6, 2011

author: brandon

WASHINGTON (ABP) – Church-state observers expressed surprise at the Supreme Court’s Dec. 5 refusal to hear an appeal of a ruling that New York City has the right to bar the use of public school buildings for worship when school is not in session.

2011 Archives

N.C. county petitions U.S. Supreme Court to hear prayer case

October 31, 2011

author: Jennifer Harris

A North Carolina county is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court’s ruling that prayers offered in Jesus’ name at meetings of the county’s board of commissioners are a constitutionally impermissible endorsement of religion.

2011 Archives

Supreme Court hears arguments in important church-state case

October 5, 2011

author: brandon

WASHINGTON (ABP) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Oct. 5 in a closely watched case involving a church’s right to hire or fire ministers for reasons like religious doctrine that in other settings would be job discrimination.

2011 Archives

High court says World Vision can hire only Christians

October 4, 2011

author: brandon

WASHINGTON (ABP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a lower-court ruling that the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision can fire employees over religious doctrine.

2011 Archives

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obama’s eligibility

October 4, 2011

author: brandon

WASHINGTON (ABP) – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to Barack Obama’s eligibility to serve as president Oct. 3.

2011 Archives

Court upholds graduations in church

September 13, 2011

author: Administrator

MADISON, Wis. (ABP) – A federal court ruled Sept. 9 that two Wisconsin public high schools’ practice of holding graduation ceremonies in a church did not violate the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state.

2011 Archives

Predatory lending battle begins in court

August 24, 2011

author: Administrator

The first battle between proponents and opponents of more stringent unsecured consumer loan reform -- often nicknamed payday loans -- in Missouri will take place in the courtroom -- over finances.

2011 Archives

Court strikes down school board’s prayer policy

August 8, 2011

author: brandon

PHILADELPHIA (ABP) – A federal appeals court ruled Aug. 5 that a Delaware school board’s practice of opening meetings with prayer is unconstitutional.

Supreme Court declines to review prayer case

Supreme Court upholds ‘ministerial exception’ to employment discrimination laws

Supreme Court won’t review NYC ban on worship in schools

N.C. county petitions U.S. Supreme Court to hear prayer case

Supreme Court hears arguments in important church-state case

High court says World Vision can hire only Christians

Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obama’s eligibility

Court upholds graduations in church

Predatory lending battle begins in court

Court strikes down school board’s prayer policy

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