church and state

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An atheist and secular humanist is suing multiple officials in charge of the agency that runs West Virginia's jails and prisons, accusing the state of violating his constitutional rights by…

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A group of religious leaders who support abortion rights filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging Missouri's law that bans abortions in nearly all cases,…

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A lawsuit filed on behalf of several Missouri faith leaders on the 50th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision asks a court to…

By KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An outspoken Christian conservative attorney from Alabama has asked a federal appeals court to revive a Louisiana pastor’s damage claims against…

This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter: Click here to subscribe.As if the conservatives on the Supreme Court weren’t busy enough rolling back abortion rights, scrutinizing century-old gun restrictions and…