On August 19, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty intervened in a high-profile asylum case at the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia. Walid Salama and his wife and child face deportation back to Egypt despite a…

In a letter on Thursday, August 19, 2010, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty threatened to sue the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) if it tried to force religiously affiliated hospitals to perform abortions against the conscientious objections…

August 18, 2010, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the twelve-foot high crosses erected in memory of fallen state troopers by the Utah Highway Patrol Association were unconstitutional. According to the Court, “the cross memorials would convey to…

This afternoon, less than two weeks before the start of a civil rights trial in Tacoma federal court, attorneys for the State of Washington told a federal judge that the State would seek to create new rules for pharmacists with conscientious…

The Rocky Mountain Christian Church of Niwot, Colorado won a major victory [Monday] in federal appeals court in Denver. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held in a unanimous opinion that Boulder County violated the Church’s rights under federal civil…

[On Tuesday], The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty sent a letter to South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster, asking him to fulfill campaign promises to defend South Carolina citizens’ religious liberties against hyper-secular special interest groups. The letter asks McMaster,…

Today, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty filed a brief in federal appeals court defending right of the Elijah Group, a small Evangelical Christian church in Leon Valley, Texas, to hold worship services in its own church building. According to…

Today, in a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision in Salazar v. Buono that would have required the government to remove a World War I memorial cross that has stood in the Mojave National Preserve for…

[Yesterday], in a major setback for Indonesia’s young democracy and fundamental freedoms, the Constitutional Court in Jakarta released its 8-to-1 decision to uphold Indonesia’s 1965 law against religious blasphemy. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, in collaboration with local human…

[Thursday], Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed the repeal of a Ku Klux Klan-inspired law that forbade Oregon teachers from wearing religious dress in public schools. Under the 87-year old law, which was passed to prevent Catholic nuns from teaching in…