Nationwide database tracks religious discrimination in states

Published April 3, 2025 7:00am ET



A new database launched Thursday is drawing attention to hundreds of state laws and regulations that legal experts say have flown under the radar and are in need of reexamination following a string of religious freedom cases at the Supreme Court.

The website, religiousequality.net, catalogs over 600 state-level provisions across all 50 states that exclude religious nonprofit groups from participating in neutral public benefit programs, including those for early childhood education, special education, charitable aid, and the arts.

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