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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · 17d

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · Sep 1

Join LRRP's Dr. Christine Ryan on Tuesday (Sept. 2nd) at 7pm ET for a talk on religious liberty law and abortion restrictions.

This session is part of the Renewed Clergy Consultation Service's Faithful Futures Training Series; register here: actionnetwork.org/events/faith...

The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · Aug 21

Our latest report was designed to support the work of immigration attorneys, criminal defense lawyers, civil rights advocates, faith-based organizations, and houses of worship.

Check it out on our website: lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/rel...

Report on Religious Liberty & Immigration — The Law, Rights & Religion Project

This report is intended as a practical tool for immigration attorneys, criminal defense lawyers, civil rights advocates, faith-based organizations, and houses of worship. Thumbnail image courtesy ...

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · Aug 11

Couldn't make it? Check out the recording of today's panel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bW0...

Brick-by-Brick: How Trump and SCOTUS are Dismantling Church-State Separation

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Interfaith Alliance @interfaithalliance.org · Aug 7

Trump and SCOTUS are dismantling church-state separation. Learn how to fight back!

Join us and @democracyforward.org on Monday, August 11, from 1:00 - 2:15 pm ET: support.interfaithalliance.org/a/brick-bric...

Event flyer for "Brick-by-brick: How Trump & SCOTUS are dismantling church-state separation" on Monday, August 11, 2025 at 1 to 2 p m eastern time.

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · Aug 8

Liz will join @skyeperryman.bsky.social of @democracyforward.org, Rachel Deitch of the @americanhumanist.bsky.social, Traci Blackmon of Hopebuilds, and @interfaithalliance.org's own @maggiesiddiqi.bsky.social for this panel!

RSVP to join us on Monday: support.interfaithalliance.org/a/brick-bric...

Brick-by-Brick: How Trump and SCOTUS are Dismantling Church-State Separation

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · Aug 8

Join @lizrplatt.bsky.social on Monday at 1pm ET for an @interfaithalliance.org panel on how the Trump administration and Supreme Court are breaking down the United States' constitutional separation between church and state.

Register here: support.interfaithalliance.org/a/brick-bric...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Jul 28

NEW: Christian orgs have filed another suit against the Trump admin over its decision to end a policy discouraging ICE raids at churches.

That's four(!) lawsuits now.

ALSO: DHS has been denying this ocurs, but acknowledged it to me today while insisting it's "rare" religionnews.com/2025/07/28/f...

Fourth group of religious organizations sues US over ICE raids at churches

(RNS) — “As people of faith, we cannot abide losing the basic right to provide care and compassion,” Bishop Brenda Bos of the ELCA’s Southwest California Synod, a plaintiff in the case, said in a stat...

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lizrplatt.bsky.social @lizrplatt.bsky.social · Jul 30

Featuring litigation spearheaded by @democracyforward.org, @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social, @ccrjustice.org, @protectdemocracy.org, @aclu.org, @immcouncil.org, @justiceactionctr.bsky.social, @freemigration.bsky.social, @justicebeginshere.bsky.social ‬ and many, many others!

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lizrplatt.bsky.social @lizrplatt.bsky.social · Jul 30

@lawrightsreligion.bsky.social just released a new report on how faith communities are challenging brutal immigration policies as a violation of their religious freedom.

Read it & share.

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Report on Religious Liberty & Immigration — The Law, Rights & Religion Project

This report is intended as a practical tool for immigration attorneys, criminal defense lawyers, civil rights advocates, faith-based organizations, and houses of worship. Thumbnail image courtesy ...

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · Jul 14

After 11 wonderful years at Columbia Law School's Center for Gender & Sexuality Law, we are honored to announce that LRRP has joined @unionseminary.bsky.social as its newest institute.

For more on LRRP's move to UTS, check out our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/lawrightsrel...

LRRP joins Union Theological Seminary (UTS)

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · Jul 3

Our most recent FAQ is a resource for faith leaders, advocates, lawyers, and scholars interested in how religious liberty protections might help defend faith communities against ICE surveillance and enforcement.

Check it out on our website: lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/rfr...

FAQs on Religious Liberty & Immigration — The Law, Rights & Religion Project

This FAQ explains whether and how RFRA might apply to protect people and communities of faith from immigration-related surveillance and enforcement.

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thank you to @aarweb.bsky.social for featuring @lizrplatt.bsky.social and Prof. Audra Savage's article on LRRP's Black Religious Liberty Curriculum.

Read it here: aarweb.org/news/the-bla...

The Black Religious Liberty Curriculum Expands the Conversation on “Religious Freedom” - AAR

Despite a high level of religious practice, Black communities—and mentions of race altogether—are often ignored in both academic and media analysis of religious liberty law. In an effort to expand, re...

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · Jun 13

Catholic hospitals have long prohibited abortion within their facilities. However, in the years after Roe, they were able to say “not here” while quietly relying on secular hospitals to offer the services needed to keep their patients safe.

More from @lizrplatt.bsky.social and coauthors:

Not Here or There: How Catholic Hospital Abortion Bans Interact with State Bans

By Lori Freedman, Debra Stulberg, and Elizabeth Reiner Platt, Published on 06/12/25

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · May 20

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · May 16

Join @lizrplatt.bsky.social on Tuesday, May 20, at 2pm ET for a webinar on how religious organizations are challenging the Trump administration and responding to policy changes with renewed legal and public advocacy.

Register for this @rns.org event here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · May 16

Join @lizrplatt.bsky.social on Tuesday, May 20, at 2pm ET for a webinar on how religious organizations are challenging the Trump administration and responding to policy changes with renewed legal and public advocacy.

Register for this @rns.org event here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · May 8

Join @lizrplatt.bsky.social on Tuesday, May 20th, for a conversation on faith-based lawsuits during Trump's second presidential term.

Read more and register for this @religionnews.com.web.brid.gy event here: religionnews.com/2025/05/07/r...

RNS convenes virtual event on faith-based response to the second Trump administration

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lizrplatt.bsky.social @lizrplatt.bsky.social · May 5

"That same year, @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social published a report that described examples of religious freedom supporting progressive causes. The report failed to make waves in part because progressives weren’t ready to embrace their religious freedom. Now...the calculus has changed."

Joe Blankholm @joeblankholm.bsky.social · May 5

"Progressives Have Religious Freedom Too." My OpEd at @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social builds on my research on the variety among the nonreligious, including nonbelievers and spiritual people. Thanks to the Op Ed Project and @neiljyoung.bsky.social for their support. thefulcrum.us/governance-l...

Progressives Have Religious Freedom Too

At the end of March, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about religious freedom. In late April, it heard two more. By summer, the Court could decide to give religious employers another tax br...

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · May 5

More on this, plus other LRRP updates, in today's newsletter: mailchi.mp/law.columbia...

Keeping ICE out of houses of worship

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · May 2

Back in January, President Trump withdrew protections that had previously limited immigration enforcement in houses of worship.

Faith groups are fighting back – here are some updates on their litigation efforts: lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/sensitive-locations-updates-may-2025

Update on Sensitive Locations Litigation — The Law, Rights & Religion Project

In January of 2025, President Donald Trump withdrew a policy known as the “sensitive locations memo,” which had previously limited immigration enforcement in locations such as houses of worship and re...

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · Apr 7

What is the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)? Who does it protect? Can #RFRA be used to put limits on ICE's immigration enforcement activities?

Find answers to these questions and more in our FAQ from February: lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/rfr...

Religious Liberty & Immigration: your questions, answered. lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/rfra-immigration-faq

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The Law, Rights & Religion Project @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social · Apr 7

Can rejecting a vaccine, providing reproductive healthcare, or eating a certain diet while incarcerated be considered religious practices in law? Find answers to these questions and more in Defining "Religion", our report from this past August: lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/religiosity

Defining “Religion”: Demonstrating Religious Belief in Federal Litigation — The Law, Rights & Religion Project

This report distills the factors courts consider, and do not consider, when assessing whether beliefs and practices are religious.

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