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Lawsuit Over Bible in Veterans Hospital Can Move Forward, Judge Says

MANCHESTER, N.H. – A lawsuit over a Bible on display at a memorial for POWs at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center can move forward, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Vice President Pence sent a firm message to the Manchester VA hospital in remarks he made last month at The American Legion’s national convention in Indianapolis. “You might’ve heard even today that there’s a lawsuit to remove a …


Veterans File Lawsuit Against 3M for Hearing Loss, Claim Earplugs Were ‘Defective’

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – A growing number of veterans are suing the makers of an earplug that the government said is defective. The Department of Justice already settled its own case against the company, 3M, but none of that money went to the soldiers who suffered hearing loss. lawsuit all came about because of a whistleblower that alleged 3M did not disclose defects about the specific …


Battle Over Michigan Mosque Rages on in Lawsuit Citing ISIS Violence

The legal battle over whether a new mosque should be built in Sterling Heights rages on. Seven residents opposing construction of the mosque filed a federal lawsuit this week against Sterling Heights and its mayor, Michael C. Taylor. Attorney Robert J. Muise with the American Freedom Law Center, one of two lawyers who filed the lawsuit Monday, says the lawsuit is “complicated.”


Christian Student Booted for Saying He Would Not Counsel Gay Couples Gets $25K Settlement

Student can ‘move on with his life to pursue a degree at a university that respects his rights of conscience,’ attorney says A lawsuit against Missouri State University that alleged the school kicked a Christian student out of its master’s degree program for saying he would not counsel gay couples because of his religious beliefs has been settled, with the complainant reportedly earning a …


Court Reopens Lawsuit Challenging Prayer at NC Commission

An appeals court has reopened a lawsuit challenging a North Carolina county commission’s practice of starting meetings with Christian prayer. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals decided Monday that the Rowan County case will be reviewed next year by its full 15-judge bench. In September, a three-judge panel of the Richmond-based court issued a divided ruling upholding commissioners’ right to open …


Christian School Files Lawsuit Over Prayer

A Christian school in Florida is suing the Florida High School Athletic Association claiming the group violated the school’s constitutional rights. Cambridge Christian School’s federal lawsuit says the FHSAA refused to allow the school to offer a prayer over the loudspeaker before the Division 2A state …