Those who distrust the federal judiciary should have more faith, in both senses of the word.
Faith-related First Amendment rights have been on a multiyear winning streak in courts across the land, and the first major appeals court decision of 2025 has kept that streak alive. When even three judges first appointed by Democratic presidents pay heed to such rights, the First Amendment is on solid ground.
On Jan. 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit partially overturned a district court’s denial of faith-based “expressive association” rights. In other words, it reinstated a lawsuit aiming to protect those rights.
The case of CompassCare v. Hochul involves a challenge filed by two pregnancy-care organizations and a Baptist church against a 2019 change to
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