Effort to revive ERA falls short in Senate
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Senate rejected an attempt Thursday (April 27) to revive the Equal Rights Amendment more than four decades after the controversial proposal passed its deadline for ratification.
High court keeps abortion pill available during appeals process
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday evening (April 21) the abortion pill will remain on the market for the time being while its approval is legally challenged.
Divided high court debates rights of religious employees
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s oral arguments Tuesday (April 18) in a religious freedom case offered no clear indication whether it intends to revisit a previous decision and strengthen the right of workers to practice their beliefs without penalty.
Supreme Court suspends abortion pill ruling temporarily
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court placed a temporary hold Friday afternoon (April 14) on a week-old decision that suspended the federal government’s 2000 approval of the abortion pill.
High court to rule on religious freedom in workplace
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to decide whether it should bolster workplace accommodations for the free exercise of religion.
Fifth Circuit upholds protections in abortion pill appeal
NEW ORLEANS (BP) – A federal appeals court has blocked a nationwide injunction suspending the two-decade-old approval of the abortion pill but restored protective requirements weakened in recent years by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Post-COVID Perspective: Religious liberty affirmed by courts during pandemic
NASHVILLE (BP) – The COVID-19 pandemic provided challenges to the religious liberty of Americans and their churches, but court rulings during the crisis actually affirmed the First Amendment’s protection of the free exercise of religion.
Transgender rights advance in recent actions
WASHINGTON (BP) – Defenders of religious freedom and the biblical view of sexuality have objected to recent actions by the executive and judicial branches of the federal government that advance transgender rights for now.
Protect moral objections to mandate, ERLC tells federal agencies
WASHINGTON (BP) – A newly proposed rule would crush the freedom of conscience of Americans with a moral objection to the provision of “life-threatening contraceptives,” a Southern Baptist entity has told the Biden administration.
Proposed rule will erode students’ religious liberty, ERLC says
WASHINGTON (BP) – A proposed rule by the Department of Education would greatly reduce the religious freedom of college students, the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission told the federal agency.
