In 2018, the same appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that said the cross in the city’s Bayview Park had to be removed because it violated the Establishment Clause.
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
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Catholic Relief Services keeps close watch on coronavirus
Suzanne Van Hulle, the global public health expert for Catholic Relief Services, is paying particularly close attention to the spread of the virus, also called COVID-19, to ensure CRS staff members in Asia are safe.
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Appeals court says Catholic university not obligated to allow unionizing
The university argued in December 2018 that the National Labor Relations Act, when read in light of the religious freedom clause of the First Amendment, does not authorize the labor board to exercise jurisdiction in this matter.
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Supreme Court to reexamine contraceptive mandate for religious employers
In 2013, religious groups and houses of worship were granted a religious exemption by the Supreme Court from the government’s mandate in the Affordable Care Act to include coverage of contraceptives and abortion-inducing drugs in their employee health plan.
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President Trump issues new guidance on prayer in public schools
In a separate proposed rule, the administration aims to protect the rights of religious student groups at public universities, giving them equal treatment with secular student groups.
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CNN settles lawsuit with Covington Catholic student from viral video
The amount of the CNN settlement was not made public during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Covington, Kentucky.
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New report shows decreased use of death penalty in U.S.
32 states have now either abolished the death penalty or not carried out an execution in more than a decade
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Presidential debate to continue at L.M.U. after labor dispute resolved
This will be the final debate of the year; four more are scheduled for 2020.
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In major shift most Americans now support life in prison over death penalty
The poll showed 60% prefer that convicted murders receive a sentence of life imprisonment, while 36% said capital punishment would be better.
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Judge blocks scheduled executions of federal death-row inmates
A federal judge Nov. 20 temporarily blocked the executions of four federal death-row inmates scheduled for December and January, saying the lethal injections they were to receive goes against the Federal Death Penalty Act.