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… Florist to court: Dismiss Wash. AG's attack on religious freedom New motions ask court to dismiss … ceremony of a long-time customer, Robert Ingersoll, and another man, Curt Freed. The motion filed with Benton County … must show that the defendant involved a third party,” another fact that neither lawsuit is alleging. Attorney …

… IRS promises atheists it will intrude on churches, America deserves details Atheist group says tax agency has agreed to new protocols, procedures to settle … constitutionally protected freedoms to receive a tax exemption,” explained ADF Senior Legal Counsel Erik Stanley, …

Legal team defending California marriage amendment files final brief with U.S. Supreme Court

… court tosses suit backed by ACLU against Arizona tuition tax credits Court affirms constitutionality of program, ADF … by ACLU attorneys who sought to have Arizona’s tuition tax credit law declared unconstitutional. “The ACLU has lost … Court in 1999, this court has reaffirmed that the tuition tax credit program is constitutional.” U.S. District Court …

… should not be designed by a city to discriminate against churches,” said ADF Senior Legal Counsel David Cortman, who … law does not permit it to put its desire for property tax revenue above a church’s right to meet in a facility it … 2007 in an area of Atlanta’s West End that was zoned for churches.  While applying for a business license the next …

… a way of praising God.  The ordinance does not include an exemption for religious worship, though it does provide an … to be sentenced to jail and probation for doing what churches have traditionally done throughout history, … to be sentenced to jail and probation for doing what churches have traditionally done throughout history, …

… of church that helps homeless Church must raise $68K for tax bill it doesn’t owe to stay alive Published May 29, 2014 … to avoid foreclosure due to a tax lein on its property. “Churches shouldn’t live in fear of being punished by the … injustice.” Under state law, the church qualified for an exemption from property taxes and filed the appropriate …

… Casinos Are Open, But Churches Are Closed? During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nevada treated churches such as Calvary Chapel Dayton Valley worse than … to thousands of people streamed into casinos, Nevada churches were prohibited from holding worship services with …

… should not be designed to discriminate against churches,” said ADF Senior Legal Counsel David Cortman, who … law does not allow a city to put a desire for property tax revenue ahead of the right of a church to meet in a … leased property in Atlanta’s West End, which was zoned for churches.  While applying for a business license the next …

… property in a shopping center to hold worship services.  “Churches shouldn’t be singled out for discrimination by a … clubs and lodges to meet in the shopping center, but not churches.”  In December, Port St. Lucie wouldn’t even allow … Shopping Center, because the zoning code doesn’t allow churches there. Currently, only two city districts allow …