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Cases & Analysis
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church – First Amendment & RLUIPA – Discrimination against Churches
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church is a small Ukrainian Catholic parish in Collier Township, Pennsylvania, whose members belong to an ancient Eastern Christian tradition rooted in Ukraine and worship according to millennia-old liturgical customs. Ukrainian...
Case Page: Youth 71five Ministries v. Oregon – Exclusion of Faith-Based Employers from State Grant Program
Independence Law Center Supports Oregon Youth Ministry Barred from Program for its Religious Hiring Standards in the U.S. Supreme Court On February 13, 2026, the Independence Law Center filed a brief in support of Youth 71Five Ministries, a Christian nonprofit...
Hecox (Idaho) & B.P.J. (West Virginia) — State Statutes Protecting Girls’ Sports
October 2025 While Title IX has, for years, clearly permitted separate categories for males and females in athletics, activists began a coordinated effort to force entities to accept males on female teams. In response, in March 2020, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed...
Analysis: Pennsylvania School Restroom & Locker Room Privacy
July 2025 We show respect for the dignity of all people by providing separate space for males and females in instances where privacy between the two sexes is relevant, such as in restrooms, showers, locker rooms, and overnight accommodations like dorm rooms and hotel...
Analysis: Pennsylvania Women’s Athletics & Sex-Distinct Sports Policies
June 2025 - Athletic teams have long been separated by male and female in order to foster safety, fairness, and athletic opportunities for women and girls. While sex distinctions were generally prohibited under Title IX, these reasonable sex-based distinctions were...
Foote v. Ludlow School Committee – Parental Rights – School Secretly Transitioning Children
A public school in Ludlow, Massachusetts, socially transitioned children without their parents’ consent or knowledge. Staff were required to intentionally deceive parents by using the children’s legal names and sex-based pronouns when speaking to parents, but use...
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