A former monk earned just $198.33 as a final stipend. She sued for back pay in wages and overtime compensation ...

The ruling in the case involving a group of Catholic charities seeking tax exemptions in Wisconsin could have national ramifications. The Supreme Court appears likely to side with a group of Catholic ...

Cindy Clemishire listens during a hearing in which attorneys for Gateway Church and several of its elders argued the court should dismiss them from her lawsuit alleging defamation. Judge Emily ...

The article explains that secular courts can't resolve religious disputes involving doctrine or church governance, unless they use neutral, secular principles. Courts can review church documents and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON – There has been no shortage of religious groups seeking help from the Supreme Court in recent years, including three ...

The cornerstone of the American project is the principle of justice administered under the Rule of Law. Our civic allegiance is not to a monarch, a tribal leader, a church canon, or any specific ...

The Supreme Court appeared likely to side with a Wisconsin-based Catholic Charities group in its fight with the government over a state ruling it says "distorts" and "undermines" its mission of caring ...

The Supreme Court on Monday appeared sympathetic to the argument by a Catholic Charities chapter that Wisconsin violated the Constitution when it refused to give the group the same exemption from the ...

Last week, in an attempt to justify his military attack on the sovereign nation of Venezuela and the ensuing arrest of ...

WASHINGTON — Delving into the latest in a series of religious rights cases, the Supreme Court on Monday appeared sympathetic to a claim brought by Catholic-affiliated charitable groups that they were ...