In a stunning reversal of its 2002 rejection of the Pledge of Allegiance, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco today ruled, in a 60-page opinion, that the words “one nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance…

On Thursday, the Constitutional Court in Jakarta held its first session to review Indonesia’s 1965 law against religious blasphemy. Since it was first enacted in 1965 as part of an effort to root out Communism and unify Indonesia,…

[On February 4th], The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed a legal brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a coalition of minority religious groups—including Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, and African American and Hispanic Christians—defending the…

On Monday, a federal judge ordered Boulder County to pay more than $1.25 million in attorneys’ fees to Rocky Mountain Christian Church.  This was a follow up to the 2008 decision, in which a jury found that Boulder County violated…

Today the United Nations adopted a resolution that empowers governments to punish its own citizens for expressing their religious beliefs and speaking out against a particular faith. In a vote of 80 in favor, 61 against, and 42…

Today, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty issued an official commentary on proposed IRS regulations which affect the First Amendment rights of religious organizations. The proposed regulations, issued in response to a court decision…

In his latest constitutional challenge to the Pledge of Allegiance, atheist activist Dr. Michael Newdow has appealed a loss in New Hampshire federal district court to the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. Newdow seeks to overturn Chief…

The UN Human Rights Council today in Geneva adopted a Resolution on the Right to Freedom of Expression, which The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty noted is a step in the right direction toward protecting free speech because it…

A New Hampshire federal judge dismissed atheist activist Michael Newdow’s constitutional challenge to recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in Hanover, New Hampshire public schools. Judge Steven McAuliffe ruled that the schools’ morning Pledge recitation—including the words “one Nation under…

Under pressure from civil rights organizations, Rappahannock Regional Jail officials stated they would stop censoring religious material in letters to inmates. The change in policy comes after The Becket Fund and other civil rights organizations protested the censorship…