I'm teaching my first class--on law and religion--and you can sign up for it! Sorry for the alarming close-up. And for the teachers who follow me--any and all teaching advice appreciated!!! utsnyc.pathwright.com/library/reli...

If you want to know how much these groups care about immigrants, read the briefs they submitted in Trump v. Hawaii. All they cared about was that the opinion not strengthen the Establishment Clause.

We're getting our new office at Union looking cozy! Lot of bookshelf space to fill up.

Speaking on this panel shortly! canopyforum.org/events/law-r...

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

ICE is abducting people from church parking lots & shooting pastors while praying. Church pews are empty as people stay home in fear. And yet, Pres. Trump continues to proclaim his commitment to religious liberty.

Such important reporting by @jackjenkins.me. If you want a legal analysis on religious liberty and immigration, check out our report. lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/rel... (Also, Rev. Kardon in the article was my college roommate and not at all surprised to see her doing this amazing work).

When you read this about people being *afraid to go to. church* lest they be snatched by ICE, remember that Cardinal Timothy Dolan serves on Trump's Religious Liberty Commission (www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...) and was honored by the Becket Fund this year (becketfund.org/media/cardin...)

Have you assigned, cited, or otherwise used LRRP's materials in your work? Do us a big favor and let us know!

Children's hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, whose detention sparked a community uproar and became a test of counterterrorism powers in immigration court, was released from an Ohio jail Friday as DHS abruptly withdrew its case against him. “This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.

Really want to know who's driving the Satanic Prius I see around my neighborhood.

I recall reading an article on a conservative site (I think ADF) that said religious-right-to-abortion cases should fail under Smith-- as @micahschwartzman.bsky.social & @richschragger.bsky.social predicted. I can't find it now and know ADF removes articles. Does anyone else remember/have this?

TODAY: Join us and @democracyforward.org from 1 - 2:15pm ET for a conversation on how Trump & SCOTUS are dismantling church-state separation — and what we can do about it. Register here: 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...

Religious liberty!

I promise I did not come up with the copy for this 😳

Had a great conversation with @raushenbush.bsky.social at @interfaithalliance.org about LRRP's new report on religious liberty & immigration. Thanks for inviting me! www.interfaithalliance.org/post/from-sa...

@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...

An infuriating recent example of courts assuming only conservative religion is legitimate. In Elias v. Griffin, a trans woman held in a men's prison filed a suit claiming that living with men violated her religious beliefs...

Re-upping this: if you know of any incident in your area where ICE and/or federal agents have conducted immigration enforcement actions on the grounds of a house of worship or nearby, let me know. You can reach me via email (see bio) or on Signal (jackmjenkins.60) here: signal.me#eu/LbyCqNu0p...

Absolutely the right decision after Hobby Lobby. We wrote about Safehouse, the Church of Safe Injection, and other religious groups in our 2019 report. lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/who...

"She said her father has spent his time in detainment ministering to ICE agents."

@LawRightsReligion.Bsky.Social (LRRP)—the pre-eminent legal-strategy center reclaiming religious liberty for all—will make Union Theological Seminary (Union) its new institutional home this summer, capping eleven years of path-breaking work at Columbia Law School.

Reading the Mahmoud decision and thinking of this excellent 2015(!) article by @ronitstahl.bsky.social "Does pluralism mean everyone gets exactly what he or she wants, or does pluralism mean giving up a little to be part of a larger whole? Who gives up more?" tif.ssrc.org/2015/01/14/t...

Proud to have participated. aarweb.org/news/the-bla...

For @theprogressivemag June issue I wrote about the original abortion bans—how Catholic hospitals have denied and delayed care to miscarrying patients since long before Dobbs. progressive.org/magazine/the...

Me: It's unwise to be charmed by politicians and you should never treat them like fictional characters you root for uncynically. Also me: What if Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander were both mayor and had Bert & Ernie beds in Gracie Mansion?

Today's #AAR newsletter includes a #Juneteenth reading list from @readingreligion.bsky.social; an intro to "The Black Religious Liberty Curriculum" from Columbia Law School's Law, Rights, and Religion Project; the latest advance JAAR article; and more. Read and subscribe! mailchi.mp/aarweb/publi...

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:

Time to see where things land after Groff v. DeJoy. "Wimmer requested a religious exemption from using names or pronouns inconsistent with some coworkers’ biological sex. His manager denied the request deeming Wimmer’s position a violation of company policy. " www.vcy.org/wisconsin-fa...

Watching an @rns.org webinar on Faith-Based Lawsuits During Trump 2.0, with panelists including my Episcopal presiding bishop Sean Rowe & @lizrplatt.bsky.social

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...

I suppose that Asana isn't speech-y enough to benefit from 303 Creative but it feels like we're gearing up for a speech v. religious "discrimination" conflict btw private companies w/r/t the right to refuse services to anti-LGBTQ religious cos. fedsoc.org/commentary/f...

BREAKING: The Episcopal Church has announced it will end its decades-old partnership with the government to resettle refugees, citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa who have been classified as refugees by the Trump admin. religionnews.com/2025/05/12/e...

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...

So grateful for @gillianfrank.bsky.social telling the stories of the religious actors and institutions that fought for reproductive access pre-Roe. Especially now--as five South Carolina abortion providers argue the state's ban violates their religious freedom. lawyeringproject.org/our-work/202...

"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

Kagan is doing very well showing how allowing religious charter schools will result in picking and choosing btw religions. Some religions will be able to benefit and some won't-- the very thing the Court was so concerned about it in Catholic Charities v. Wisconsin a week ago.

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

Feel like this is by far the most troubling response yet and they moved past it quickly. What is supposed to happen here? Allow the student to misgender their classmate/teacher? Move the student? This could lead to a form of classroom segregation.

Far from the most important news item but for my fellow religion law obsessives--Utah passed a law preventing franchisors from requiring franchisees to open stores on Sundays. This seems new? Do any other laws grant exemptions w/r/t for-profit contract law? www.franchisetimes.com/franchise_ne...

Cannot stress Amy's second point enough. It's both morally wrong and unbelievably dangerous for Jews to allow ourselves to be used as the wedge to overturn basic civil liberties in this country.

Had the pleasure of speaking on a panel for the relaunch of "African Americans and Religious Freedom" last week-- watch it here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=24MT...

Newest LRRP resource on religion law & immigration. lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/rfr...