Timothy Cockes

WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court handed down five different rulings in June that represented victories for Southern Baptist policy priorities.

Washington (BP) – A budget reconciliation bill defunding Planned Parenthood and enacting several other Southern Baptist priorities was signed into law Friday (July 4) by President Trump.

WASHINGTON (BP) – The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday (June 27) that a Texas law requiring age verification for adult websites is constitutional.

WASHINGTON (BP) – The United States Supreme Court ruled Friday (June 27) that parents of public-school children in Montgomery County, Md., have a right to opt their kids out of classroom reading times with books the school board labels as “LGBTQ inclusive.”

WASHINGTON (BP) – The United States Supreme Court ruled Thursday (June 26) that South Carolina can continue its effort to defund Planned Parenthood by barring abortion clinics in the state from participating in Medicaid programs.

WASHINGTON (BP) – In a historic decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday (June 18) that a Tennessee law banning gender transition medical treatments for minors is constitutional.

DALLAS (BP) – ERLC President Brent Leatherwood opened his report Wednesday morning (June 11) to messengers of the 2025 Southern Baptist Convention speaking about “a moment of choosing.”

DALLAS (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission hosted a conversation with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti discussing the ongoing U.S. Supreme Court case in which he is the defendant June 10 at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Dallas.

Dallas (BP) – The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) hosted an event discussing Southern Baptists’ role in the public square with a group of elected officials on Sunday night (June 8) in advance of the SBC Annual Meeting.

WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that a Catholic benevolent ministry qualifies for a tax exemption granted to churches.