“Texas churches damaged by Harvey sue FEMA.” The Becket Fund has a press release here about the lawsuit it filed on behalf of three small Texas churches damaged by Harvey. The suit challenges the exclusion of religious organizations from disaster relief, basing the claims on the Free Exercise Clause as interpreted by Trinity Lutheran v. Comer. Access the complaint here. Access Becket Fund’s case summary for Harvest Family Church v. FEMA. Thanks to Dave Roland at the Freedom Center of Missouri for the tip.
Other coverage
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Nonprofit Quarterly: Courts Face Separation of Church and State Post-Hurricane “The Department of Justice has indicated that they are aware of the suit and will give it consideration. President Trump tweeted his support for the churches suit, adding to the controversy.”
- Associated Press (Washington Post)
- Houston Chronicle
- Jerusalem Post
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- 1720 Trinity Lutheran oral argument
- 1721 What is a Blaine Amendment?
- 1722 The Freedom Center of Missouri
- 1730 Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer decision
- 1731 Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer dissent
- 1732 Cases remanded after Trinity Lutheran
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