The Law, Rights & Religion Project
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A law and policy center based at Union Theological Seminary promoting freedom of religion, religious pluralism, and social justice.
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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...
Religious liberty? Trump is obstructing freedom of worship
The president's anti-immigration agenda is driving fear into America’s houses of worship
www.salon.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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...
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The president's anti-immigration agenda is driving fear into America’s houses of worship.
Religious liberty? Trump is obstructing freedom of worship
The president's anti-immigration agenda is driving fear into America’s houses of worship
www.salon.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The president's anti-immigration agenda is driving fear into America’s houses of worship.
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Feedback — The Law, Rights & Religion Project
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September 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Feedback — The Law, Rights & Religion Project
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September 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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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...
This session is part of the Renewed Clergy Consultation Service's Faithful Futures Training Series; register here: actionnetwork.org/events/faith...
September 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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...
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...
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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August 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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...
Check it out on our website: lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/rel...
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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...
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August 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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...
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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.
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August 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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.
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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...
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...
religionnews.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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...
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...
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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!
July 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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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@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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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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July 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@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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Read it & share.
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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...
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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July 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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...
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...
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.
lawrightsreligion.org
July 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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...
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...
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...
aarweb.org
June 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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...
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:
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
digitalcommons.law.umaryland.edu
June 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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:
More from @lizrplatt.bsky.social and coauthors:
Join us in 20 minutes for this webinar!
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...
Register for this @rns.org event here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Join us in 20 minutes for this webinar!
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...
Register for this @rns.org event here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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...
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...
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RNS convenes virtual event on faith-based response to the second Trump administration
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May 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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...
Read more and register for this @religionnews.com.web.brid.gy event here: religionnews.com/2025/05/07/r...
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"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."
"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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May 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"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
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...
lawrightsreligion.org
May 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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
Faith groups are fighting back – here are some updates on their litigation efforts: lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/sensitive-locations-updates-may-2025
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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...
Find answers to these questions and more in our FAQ from February: lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/rfr...
April 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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...
Find answers to these questions and more in our FAQ from February: lawrightsreligion.org/our-work/rfr...
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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.
lawrightsreligion.org
April 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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
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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!
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April 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
LRRP's Dr. Christine Ryan will speak at this webinar on Monday – RSVP to join us!