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Charles J. Russo

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Aug 31, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Charles J. Russo

    Massachusetts’ highest court upholds injunction banning statue of St. Michael (opens the original)

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    Controversy continues in Massachusetts, led by the American Civil Liberties Union. On behalf of “[f]ifteen residents and taxpayers,” ACLU sued the City of Quincy and its mayor, Thomas P. Koch, to prevent the placement of statues of Saint Florian and Michael the Archangel on a new public safety headquarters building. The two saints are widely recognized as symbols of divine protection for first responders. As I wrote previously in the Catholic World Report, a trial court in Massachusetts initiall

  2. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · Charles J. Russo

    SCOTUS to address right to conduct religious meetings without zoning permit (opens the original)

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    On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in a novel case from Ohio—Grand v. City of University Heights—with significant implications for the First Amendment right to the Free Exercise of Religion. Mindful of the timely issues Grand presents about where people can gather to pray, this column first reviews its facts and judicial history before offering analysis and commentary on its potential impact on religious freedom. A four-year legal odyssey emerged in University Heights,

  3. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Charles J. Russo

    A win in New York State, for now, in the battle against assistance suicide (opens the original)

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    On July 17, 2026, a scant two weeks after four orders of Catholic nuns, joined by Bishop John Barres of the Diocese of Rockville Center on behalf of the Diocese, challenged the new law, Senate Bill 138 (“The Medical Aid in Dying Act”), Judge Anne M. Narducci rendered a significant, albeit possibly temporary, victory in favor of the plaintiffs. This was after Governor Kathy Hochul had signed it into law on February 6, 2026, originally to be effective August 5, 2026. Judge Narducci’s four-page ord

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