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Supreme Court hears Catholic groups' claim for religious tax exemption
The case arises from Wisconsin, where officials said groups linked to the Catholic Church could not obtain a religious exemption from the state's unemployment assistance tax.NBC News - 2d -
Supreme Court Leans Toward Catholic Charity in Tax Case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court had ruled that the group’s activities in serving the state’s poor were not religious enough to qualify for a tax exemption.The New York Times - 2d -
As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening
A brewing shift toward religious conservatism has emerged from the political vacuum in this country of 175 million people.The New York Times - 2d -
Druse Militia Refuse to Join Syria’s New Army
The militias that control the Druse religious minority’s heartland in southwestern Syria have resisted the new government’s attempts to bring all armed groups under its control.The New York Times - 1d -
Horace Hale Harvey III, Early Abortion Rights Advocate, Dies at 93
A religious organization recruited him to help open New York City’s first independent abortion clinic, though it was unaware that Louisiana had taken away his license.The New York Times - Mar. 25 -
London Police Arrest Gaza Protest Planners at Quaker House
Quakers in Britain said the raid, in which six youth activists unaffiliated with the religious group were arrested, “clearly shows what happens when a society criminalizes protest.”The New York Times - 3d -
Supreme Court appears swayed by Catholic charity group’s tax exemption bid
The Supreme Court on Monday seemed swayed by a Catholic charity group’s bid for tax relief in Wisconsin in a case that could drastically alter eligibility for religious tax exemptions. A Wisconsin ...The Hill - 2d -
Supreme Court sympathetic to claim brought by Catholic charities over tax exemptions
The Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to a claim brought by Catholic-affiliated charitable groups that they were wrongly denied religious exemptions from a state tax that funds unemployment ...NBC News - 1d