The leaders of two U.S. bishops’ committees applauded President Joe Biden’s executive order reversing a policy of the previous administration that excluded unauthorized immigrants from the census count.
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Federal Judge Orders Full Restoration of DACA Program
A federal judge Dec. 4 said the Trump administration must fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, after the program that protects qualifying young adult immigrants from deportation was suspended this summer by Chad Wolf, acting Homeland Security secretary.
With Census Case, Catholic Teaching Says ‘Every Person Counts’
With time running out and a Supreme Court decision looming, Catholics continue to express disapproval of President Donald Trump’s desire to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 census.
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Diocese of Brooklyn, Citing Gov. Cuomo’s Executive Order Violated First Amendment Rights
The Diocese of Brooklyn received a majority victory early Thanksgiving morning when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions on attendance at religious services violates the First Amendment.
New York State Asks SCOTUS Not to Take Up Diocese of Brooklyn Case
The State of New York has responded to the petition filed by the Diocese of Brooklyn with the U.S. Supreme Court over the diocese’s religious freedom case.
Justice Alito: COVID-19 Causing ‘Unimaginable’ Restrictions on Individual Liberty
In what could offer a preview of how he might vote if the Supreme Court takes up the Diocese of Brooklyn’s case against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Justice Samuel Alito said that the pandemic has led government officials to impose “unimaginable” restrictions on individual liberty.
Diocese of Brooklyn Takes ‘Religious Freedom’ Case to the U.S. Supreme Court
The Diocese of Brooklyn has filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court, asking that the highest court in the land agree to hear its case against Gov. Andrew Cuomo on First Amendment grounds. The diocese charged that imposing strict attendance — in some cases, as little as 10 people at the Mass — violates religious freedom.
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Let Affordable Care Act Stand
On Nov. 10, when the fate of the Affordable Care Act faced the Supreme Court for the third time since it was signed into law 10 years ago, the justices seemed willing to leave the bulk of the law intact even if they found one part of it to be unconstitutional.
Supreme Court Looks for Compromise in Catholic Foster Care Case
The Supreme Court, now with a full bench, seemed willing to find a compromise during Nov. 4 arguments about a Catholic social service agency shut out from Philadelphia’s foster care program for not accepting same-sex couples as foster parents.
Justice Barrett Promises to Serve ‘Without Fear or Favor’
Justice Amy Coney Barrett is the third Supreme Court nomination by President Donald Trump and the sixth Catholic on the nation’s highest judicial panel. At age 48, she is the fifth woman to serve on the Supreme Court, but the first with school-age children.
