Event date: October 8, 2026 oral arguments | Source publication: Michigan Advance, October 8, 5:01 p.m. | Site publication: October 9, 2026 The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments on Joseph Kuilema’s application for leave to appeal in a dispute with Calvin University. The former professor challenges dismissal of his associational-discrimination claim after the university ended…
Published October 8, 2026 · Court WatchDecision and opinion publication: October 7, 2026. California’s Second District Court of Appeal affirmed judgment for Burbank Unified School District in Smith v. Burbank Unified School District (B347288). Christian chemistry teacher Douglas Smith received a religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccination but was placed on unpaid leave. Smith sought alternatives…
A Dearborn resident’s federal lawsuit alleges unequal treatment in city-sponsored religious displays. The city denies favoritism. No court ruling on the claims has been reported.
October 5, 2026 — Court Watch / Religious Liberty. The Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis sued federal officials and a Missouri sheriff, alleging that immigration detainees at Saint Genevieve County Jail cannot meet privately with clergy or receive sacraments. The complaint says clergy visits are limited to a four-hour window on Mondays and take place…
October 4, 2026 The Supreme Court has scheduled oral argument for November 3 in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a dispute over Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program. Two Catholic parishes challenge the state’s equal-opportunity condition, which requires participating providers to serve eligible children without discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The parishes say…
October 4, 2026 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced on September 30 that Generac Power Systems reached an agreement providing monetary and injunctive relief to resolve a religious-accommodation charge. The employee had asked to use biological sex-based pronouns when referring to a transgender coworker. According to the EEOC’s reasonable-cause finding, Generac did not fully engage…
October 4, 2026 A September 28 federal court order in Bernier v. Turbocam, Inc. addressed cross-motions for summary judgment in Lillian Bernier’s lawsuit. Bernier alleges Turbocam denied insurance coverage for gender-affirming care. The court granted Turbocam summary judgment on Bernier’s Americans with Disabilities Act claim, but denied its motion on the Title VII claim. The…
October 3, 2026 U.S. Rep. Riley Moore publicly welcomed the reported arrest in Nigeria of Mahmoud Adam, whom Moore described as a radical Islamic Fulani terrorist leader responsible for attacks on Christians. Reporting indicates Adam was detained in Plateau State in September. Accounts linking him to leadership of the Fulani Ethnic Militia rely in part…
October 3, 2026 A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s FACE Act lawsuit against pro-Palestinian organizations and protesters arising from a November 2024 demonstration outside Congregation Ohr Torah in West Orange, New Jersey. U.S. District Judge Katharine Hayden ruled that the government’s complaint did not adequately plead a violation of the federal law, which protects…
October 2, 2026 British authorities charged two Iranian nationals with preparing or assisting a terrorist attack allegedly targeting the Jewish community in Manchester. The men were arrested on September 20, on the eve of Yom Kippur, and are due to appear in court. Police said the investigation involved alleged preparations for an attack and contacts…
