“Church Feeding Homeless Denied Preliminary Injunction Because No Harm Imminent” Religion Clause reports here on Compassion Church, Inc. v. City of Davenport, Iowa, (S.D. Iowa, Oct. 16, 2017). Quad-City Times reports here.
Category: 8th Circuit
“Texas churches damaged by Harvey sue FEMA”
“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. Continue reading ““Texas churches damaged by Harvey sue FEMA””
“8th Circuit: OK To Ban Religious Leafleting On Plaza of Sports Arena”
“8th Circuit: OK To Ban Religious Leafletting On Plaza of Sports Arena” as reported by Religion Clause here. The decision is Ball v. City of Lincoln, Nebraska, (8th Cir., Aug. 29, 2017), and the LIncoln Journal-Star reports here. How Appealing covered the opinion here. Associated Press has a report here.
8th Cir.: Nebraska law limiting funeral protests to 500 feet away doesn’t violate First Amendment
8th Cir.: Nebraska law limiting funeral protests to 500 feet away doesn’t violate First Amendment The Omaha World-Herald reports here.
Find the decision here: Phelps-Roper v. Ricketts, (8th Cir., Aug. 11, 2017)