OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit reversed a district court Thursday and asked it to take another look at a case filed by two licensed counselors against Kansas City, Missouri, and Jackson County, Missouri, over their counseling censorship ordinances.

ADF Senior Counsel Matt Sharp: “No one should be denied access to basic financial services based on their political or religious beliefs. But when big banks weaponize their control of financial services to punish those with disfavored or unpopular views, they are just as threatening to freedom as Big Brother….”

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear the case of a devout Orthodox Jew suing the city of University Heights, Ohio, after officials required him to obtain a permit to pray in his home with a small group of friends. Lower federal courts threw out his lawsuit and said he needed to finish the permitting process before vindicating his constitutional rights.