A group of nonpublic schools has filed suit in Michigan federal court alleging that the state’s Health and Human Services directive that schools remain closed through December 20 violates the First Amendment. The lawsuit was filed on December 7 by the Michigan Association of Nonpublic Schools (MANS), which has since
December 2020
FBMJ Holiday Giving Reimagined
As the holiday season approaches, the attorneys at Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip are finding ways to give back to the communities they serve after a difficult year. In lieu of office gift exchanges, many attorneys have decided to offer donations to non-profit organizations as teams in order to remain
December 2020
FBMJ’s Fara Fundraiser Moves “Virtual” for 2020
So many treasured traditions have changed in 2020, and as you can imagine, so has our traditional fundraiser for the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA). While we can’t gather this year for our traditional movie night fundraiser, we hope that our “virtual outreach” will help continue to raise needed funds
Just months after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a California religious group’s challenge to COVID-19 restrictions on group worship, the Court blocked such restrictions on religious organizations in New York. The decision, by a 5-4 vote, confirms that the closely divided court has become somewhat unpredictable as to