In 2021, LRRP published a report documenting hospital-level abortion bans in the South, with a focus on patterns of denial, delay, and harm shaped by faith and institutional culture. What we found then has only gotten worse.

Catholic hospitals have long said ‘not here’ to patients seeking abortion care, so patients went elsewhere. State abortion bans changed that calculus entirely. (1/4)

Faith-based organizations are asking: Does RFRA protect our food pantries, legal clinics, and emergency shelters from federal immigration enforcement? LRRP’s Immigration Report maps the legal landscape:

The Trump administration continues to claim it champions religious freedom. Meanwhile, faith communities doing humanitarian work—feeding the hungry, sheltering migrants—are being targeted. Liz Reiner Platt wrote on this contradiction for Salon last fall: www.salon.com/2025/10/16/r...

Happy Easter! Right now, Christian communities nationwide are going to court to fight for their right to welcome the stranger as a matter of faith. LRRP is tracking every case:

LRRP Director @lizrplatt.bsky.social joined @asulaw.bsky.social's Derechos y Esperanza podcast this week for a conversation on religious conscience and immigration enforcement. Check it out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other major platforms:

Chag Pesach Sameach! ICYMI, Hoosier Jews for Choice just won a lawsuit creating a religious exemption from IN's abortion ban. For more on the religious right to abortion care, read LRRP’s Q&A:

Sign up by tomorrow to join @lizrplatt.bsky.social's course next month!

I could not be more honored and thrilled to host the incredible guest speakers in the thread 👇 for my upcoming class. They include Supreme Court litigators, award-winning journalists, policymakers, and other religious liberty leaders. I hope you'll join us! Register at utsnyc.edu/blog/event/r...

Debates over religious freedom are before the Supreme Court, at the border, in our schools and hospitals. This spring, LRRP Director @lizrplatt.bsky.social is teaching a course at @unionseminary.bsky.social that goes beyond the headlines. Register by 4/1: utsnyc.pathwright.com/library/reli...

Join us Thursday, Mar. 12th, at @unionseminary.bsky.social for a talk by Prof. Kraig Beyerlein of @ndsociology.bsky.social. More on this event here: lawrightsreligion.org/events/march... No registration is needed for UTS's chapel services: guests can simply sign in at the front desk day-of.

Really looking forward to this event!

Just over a year ago, 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

Can't imagine a better person to teach this class. Liz is the real deal and has such a wealth of knowledge on religious freedom (in its true sense, not just the white supremacist version) and the law! Beyond lawyers, anyone envisioning a pluralistic interfaith future can benefit from this offering ❤️‍🔥

I'm so excited to teach this class! It's open to the public, so you can join. And look out for some amazing guest speakers I've booked to be announced. Religion beat journalists, faith activists, Supreme Court litigators, and religious freedom litigants.

I don't have a glossy Giving Tuesday pitch but @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social gets a lot done with a small budget so if you'd like to support us, your money will go far! utsnyc.edu/lrrp/

In @salon.com, @lawrightsreligion.bsky.social Director Liz Platt and @unionseminary.bsky.social Senior Executive Vice President Rev. Fred Davie explain why that's a sham. Read more here: www.salon.com/2025/10/16/r...

The president's anti-immigration agenda is driving fear into America’s houses of worship.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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!

@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. lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/rel...

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...

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...

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...

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:

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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...

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...

"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."

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

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...

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

LRRP's Dr. Christine Ryan will speak at this webinar on Monday – RSVP to join us!

LRRP's Dr. Christine Ryan will speak at this webinar on Monday – RSVP to join us!

Join us Monday, April 28th, from 8-9pm ET for a webinar on how faith communities can mobilize around reproductive freedom! RSVP here: bit.ly/faithandrepro @revangelatw.bsky.social @ncjw.bsky.social

Last year, LRRP Director @lizrplatt.bsky.social published a paper in @columlrev.bsky.social in which she rebuts flawed critiques of the use of religious liberty arguments for abortion access. Read it in full here: columbialawreview.org/content/the-...

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

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...