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Becket is a non-profit, non-partisan, law firm that protects the free expression of all religious traditions - from (A)nglicans to (Z)oroastrians.
Feb 15 9 tweets 3 min read
A Catholic couple in Indiana asked #SCOTUS to hold the state accountable for keeping their child out of their home. With the help of Becket and attorney @JosHershberger, Mary and Jeremy Cox filed their reply brief and asked the Justices to take their case. becketnewsite.s3.amazonaws.com/20240215202036… Mary and Jeremy Cox are a faithful Catholic couple living in Indiana. In 2019, their son informed them that he identified as a girl.

Because of their religious belief that God creates human beings with an immutable sex, they could not refer to him using pronouns and a name inconsistent with his biology.becketlaw.org/case/m-c-and-j…
Aug 14, 2023 11 tweets 2 min read
The New Jersey Supreme Court just issued an important new #religiousfreedom decision, unanimously protecting the right of religious schools to require their teachers to follow their faith without courts getting involved. Find the court’s decision here: njcourts.gov/system/files/c… Becket intervened in Crisitello v. St. Theresa School on behalf of Agudath Israel of America, an national Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, arguing that religious schools must be free to govern themselves, including choosing those who teach and pass on the faith.
Nov 4, 2020 13 tweets 7 min read
THREAD: All about today’s argument in #Fulton v. Philadelphia. Both the Justices and the parties agreed that Catholic Social Services, Sharonell Fulton, and Toni Simms-Busch do vital work to protect needy kids in Philadelphia. #FreeToFoster #fultonvphiladelphia (1/13) By contrast, the Justices repeatedly worried that city officials were going out of their way to manufacture an unnecessary fight, taking a position that will hurt kids in foster care and shut down CSS’s 200-year-old ministry. (2/13) #fultonvphiladelphia
Nov 4, 2020 5 tweets 7 min read
In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, experts weigh in on faith-based #fostercare and #religiousfreedom.

Read all: s3.amazonaws.com/becketnewsite/… #SCOTUS #FreeToFoster

From @asmauddinesq: "For Catholics, foster care is not merely good; it is holy." #FreeToFoster

From Archbishop @ThomasWenski, @usccbfreedom
Oct 19, 2020 7 tweets 3 min read
Bigotry in the Big Apple? Because @NYGovCuomo admitted to “focusing on ultra-Orthodox communities” for his new #COVID19 shutdowns, Yitzchok and Chana Lebovits (and the Jewish school their daughters attend) are taking Cuomo and@NYCMayor de Blasio to court. THREAD: Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam (BYAM) is a Jewish Orthodox girls’ school inside the select number of zip codes that NY has imposed new lockdowns. It bans in-person instruction at the school—stripping parents like the Lebovitses of their right to direct the upbringing of their children
Jun 30, 2020 9 tweets 3 min read
Today’s #SCOTUS win in #Espinoza v. Montana Board of Revenue is a BIG VICTORY for #religiousfreedom not just in schools, but across the board. Here’s why (THREAD): First, the Court said that Blaine Amendments are “born of bigotry” and “arose at a time of pervasive hostility to the Catholic Church” and thus have a “shameful pedigree.” (2/9)
May 20, 2020 8 tweets 6 min read
#BREAKING: Minnesota Catholics and Lutherans tell @GovTimWalz they are reopening churches on May 26—after the Governor announced malls, salons, tattoo parlors, & casinos can open, but churches can’t. go.aws/3e40Cit #MNChurchesMatter @MNCatholicConf @Mnnlcms @MNSDistrict The leadership of over 700 Catholic and Lutheran churches, represented by @BECKETlaw & @SidleyLaw, told @GovTimWalz and AG @keithellison that the First Amendment doesn’t let the government put churches at the back of the line during reopening. go.aws/2LQSmWV (2/8)