Welcome to the Napa Legal Podcast, where we discuss religious liberty from the perspective of faith-based nonprofits. In this week's episode, Frank DeVito and Joseph Clement explain the US Supreme Court's decisions on a donor privacy case and several parental rights cases. Additionally, we explain a recent ruling that could limit mailing the abortion pill, as well as a tax credit for donations for pregnancy resource centers.

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1:49 The US Supreme Court recently decided First Choice v. Platkin. The Court held that New Jersey's AG's attempt to force a pro-life pregnancy resource center to hand over confidential donor information violated their Constitutional rights.

14:12 The US Supreme Court recently declined two major parental rights cases. In March, the Court ruled that parental exclusion policies, which instruct public school staff to lie to parents while affirming a student's new "gender identity" violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments. These cases offered the Court an opportunity to further defend parental rights and expand upon its decision in Mirabelli.

21:15 Citing Dobbs v. Jackson, the Fifth Circuit stayed a regulation that removed the requirement in-person doctor's visits before a woman can obtain the abortion pill. The regulation is likely headed to the US Supreme Court.

31:04 South Carolina recently unanimously passed a new tax credit for donations to pregnancy resource centers and centers for victims of human trafficking. Several other states have similar such laws.

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Topics: Religious liberty, religious freedom, Constitutional rights, donor privacy, law and policy, legal updates, abortion pill, pro-life laws, abortion law, US legal system.

The Napa Legal Podcast, May 5, 2026.

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Welcome to the Napa Legal Podcast, where we discuss religious liberty from the perspective of faith-based nonprofits. In this week's episode, Frank DeVito and Joseph Clement explain a new religious liberty case at SCOTUS, a lawsuit centered on the 10 Commandments, and a new law in Tennessee that will protect children from harmful and scarring operations.

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1:31 The US Supreme Court recently agreed to hear the next major religious liberty case - St. Mary's v. Roy. The state of Colorado excluded the Catholic school from its universal preschool program because of its religious beliefs about gender and the human person. The Court will decide whether government entities can evade protections for religious organizations and the First Amendment through facial neutrality regardless of substantive discrimination.

18:46 The Fifth Circuit recently upheld Texas' law that requires the 10 Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom. The opinion explains that a historical understanding of religious establishment requires government coercion and control of belief, which is not present in this case.

31:11 Tennessee recently enacted law that allow patients to sue doctors that perform “transgender surgeries” on minors. The law authorizes individuals older than 18 to sue doctors that performed certain procedures on them while they were minors, which include medically unnecessary mastectomies and prescribing puberty blockers.

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Topics: Religious freedom, religious liberty, First Amendment, Carson, Trinity Lutheran, Espinoza, Fulton, Smith, religious discrimination, freedom of religion, Establishment Clause, Founding of America, caselaw, legal updates, legal podcast.

The Napa Legal Podcast, April 28, 2026.

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Welcome to the Napa Legal Podcast, where we discuss religious liberty from the perspective of faith-based nonprofits. In this week's episode, Frank DeVito and Joseph Clement explain the free speech rights of church leaders, censorship of Christian beliefs, and victory for a pro-life advocate.

In this episode, we discuss:

1:47 A federal court recently dismissed an attempt to protect the ability of churches to make statements about political candidates. The Johnson Amendment bans certain nonprofit organizations from endorsing candidates for office. While the current administration has limited its enforcement, it remains on the books. A lawsuit seeking to declare it unconstitutional was dismissed and is expected to be appealed.

9:59 A social worker in Oregon was fired after he put up several books in his office that affirmed the reality of God-given sex. He filed a lawsuit based on his rights to Free Speech and Free Exercise. We discuss the purpose of free speech in America, especially in light of recent developments on both sides of the political aisle.

25:54 A pro-life advocate was awarded over $1 million from the DOJ after a wrongful arrest by the Biden administration under the FACE Act. Mark Houck was arrested at gunpoint after protecting his 12-year-old son from a 72-year-old abortion escort while praying outside of an abortion clinic. He was acquitted of the charges in 2023; following the acquittal, Houck filed suit against the DOJ for malicious and retaliatory prosecution. He recently settled for one million dollars.

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Topics: Free Speech, Free Exercise of Religion, Religious Freedom, Religious Liberty, First Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, Planned Parenthood, Transgenderism.

The Napa Legal Podcast, April 21, 2026.

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