Index

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Catholic Church

- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, case “K.D. Obienu vs Archidiocese of New Orleans”, 11 December 2025 (USA)

(religious discrimination – munus regendi – pastoral style)

- N.Y. Supreme Court, Erie County, case “Rozak et alii vs Diocese of Buffalo”, 26 September 2025 (USA)

(canon law – separation of Church and State – lack of jurisdiction)

 

Judaism

- U.S. District Court, District of Florida, case “Clayman v. Secretary of Treasury”, 24 November 2025 (USA)

(Hasmoneans – Maccabees – religious freedom)

- VG Düsseldorf, no. 18/L/3700/25, 11 November 2025 (GERMANY)

(freedom of speech – Israel – right to criticise)

- Oberverwaltungsgericht North Rhine-Westphalia, no. 15/B/1300/25, 13 November 2025 (GERMANY)

(freedom of speech – Israel – right to criticise)

- Thüringer Oberverwaltungsgericht, No. 3/EO/362/25, 18 August 2025 (GERMANY)

(Holocaust – Buchenwald – freedom of expression)

 

Islam

- Schulunterrichtsgesetz, BGBl. No. 117, 30 December 2025 (AUSTRIA)

(Islamic veil – compulsory schools – fourteenth year)

- Supreme Court, No. 276/2025, 15 September 2025 (INDIA)

(waqf – ecclesiastical bodies – secularism of the State)

 

Jainism

- Bombay High Court, case “Bhattarak vs Union of India”, 16 July 2025 (INDIA)

(animal welfare – respect for Creation – religious rites)

 

Religious Symbols

- TA of Cergy-Pontoise, urgent proceedings no. 2523604, of 16 December 2025 (FRANCE)

(nativity scene – proselytism – religious symbols)

 

Ecclesiastical Labour Law

- Bundesverfassungsgericht, no. 2 BvR 934/19, 29 September 2025 (GERMANY)

(religious affiliation – right to self-government – relationship between domestic law and EU law)

 

Anglican Church

- Consistory Court of Southwark, no. SWK4, 18 July 2025 (UNITED KINGDOM)

(bells – historical heritage – religious functions)

 

State Secularism

- United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, case “Tyler Division National Religious Broadcasters vs International Revenue Service”, 9 July 2025 (USA)

(ecclesiastical bodies – political life – elections)

- Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i, case ‘Hilo Bay Marina v. State of Hawaii’, 12 September 2025 (USA)

(Mormons – resolutive condition – power of self-government)

- The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, UKSC 40/2025, 19 November 2025 (UNITED KINGDOM)

(atheism – religious education of children – obligation of the majority to accommodate the minority)

- Supreme Court of the United States, case “Mahmoud vs Taylor”, 27 June 2025 (USA)

(inclusive environment – religious education of children – First Amendment)