The arguments hinged on the question of whether the Indiana constitution protects the right to abortion.
Indiana high court hears abortion ban challenge invoking ‘unwritten’ constitutional right
Judge blocks Catholic University of America’s sale of Dorothy dress
Judge Paul Gardephe of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York said a lawsuit over the dress’s ownership had enough merit to proceed and that the dress could not be sold while the case is pending in federal court in Manhattan.
Teacher fired by Catholic school wins appeal to continue lawsuit
The former teacher claimed the Indianapolis Archdiocese illegally interfered with his contract with the school by mandating that all Catholic schools in the archdiocese enforce a morality clause that did not permit employees to be in same-sex marriages.
Group sues Baltimore for canceling rally it planned for bishops’ assembly
Church Militant had promoted that Steve Bannon, former chief strategist for Donald Trump, and far-right polemicist Milo Yiannopoulos would speak at the event.
Congregation’s lawsuit says gas pipeline violates its religious freedom
The Adorers of the Blood of Christ have returned to court arguing that the existence of a 3-year-old natural gas pipeline through their land in Pennsylvania violates their religious freedom rights guaranteed under a 1993 law.
Judge dismisses Covington Catholic student’s suit against newspaper
A federal judge July 26 dismissed a $250 million lawsuit against The Washington Post by a Kentucky Catholic high school student.
Minnesota attorney sues Holy See for documentation on clergy offenders
St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson announced May 14 that he is representing five sexual abuse survivors suing the Holy See for names of clergy sexual abuse offenders worldwide and the names of church leaders who have been involved in abuse cover-up.
In about-face, Peruvian archbishop withdraws suit against journalist
Peruvian Archbishop Jose Eguren Anselmi of Piura unexpectedly withdrew his defamation suit against a Salinas, who accused him of knowing about abuses that occurred within an influential Catholic movement.