The Napa Legal Podcast

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 Alexa Kawlewski discuss: 1:30: A Catholic Charities serving the Lansing, Michigan area, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, files suit after the state abruptly revoked its participation in womens' services funding programs, al...

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 Alexa Kawlewski discuss an effort by a California school district to thwart the US Supreme Court by teaching LGBT materials without parental consent, a recent Supreme Court ruling on RLUIPA regarding prisoners’ rights to sue, and a win i...

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 Alexa Kawlewski discuss a Michigan township refusing to let a newly acquired church operate, a New Jersey Christian addiction recovery ministry fighting a series of administrative and zoning battles, and an eminent domain dispute between the...

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 Alexa Kawlewski discuss an appeal of a Colorado law that censors and compels speech regarding so-called gender identity, a lawsuit in Michigan concerning yet another attempt to smuggle abortion into protection against sex-based discrimin...

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 Alexa Kawlewski discuss a religious freedom issue regarding employment discrimination law in Illinois, a California childcare licensing law that interferes with the religious rights of parents, and a lawsuit against the USDA alleging a (...

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 Alexa Kawlewski discuss an 8th Circuit case involving teachers disciplined and fired for refusing the COVID vaccine, an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court from an Orthodox Jew whose municipality made him apply for a special use permit to h...

Welcome to the Napa Legal Podcast, where we discuss religious liberty from the perspective of faith-based nonprofits. In this guest episode, Napa Legal's Senior Counsel Frank DeVito is joined by John Ketcham, Senior Fellow and Director of Cities at the Manhattan Institute. Join them for a discussion of Missionaries of St. John the Baptist v. Frederic, a case pending cert before the U.S. Suprem...

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 Alexa Kawlewski discuss an Oregon therapist being fined for answering a client’s question about his beliefs, a Fifth Circuit case challenging an abortion accommodation requirement created by the EEOC, and a land-use lawsuit in the Third...

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 an abortion-related lawsuit at the US Supreme Court and a parental rights lawsuit against a public school district. In this episode, we discuss: 2:11 The US Supreme Court's decision to permit the FDA to drop re...

In this episode of the Napa Legal Podcast, Frank DeVito is joined by Nathan Loyd, staff counsel at the Thomas More Society and a former active-duty member of the Air Force, to discuss a recent settlement with the US Coast Guard that will protect the religious freedom of servicemembers across the country. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Coast Guard refused to provide religious exemptions from vac...

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 an abortion-related lawsuit at the US Supreme Court, a Church Autonomy claim from a Catholic Church in Indianapolis, and New Mexico's law that cut back data reporting on abortions. In this episode, we discuss:...

Do tax laws violate the constitutional rights of religious organizations? In this episode of the Napa Legal Podcast, Frank DeVito is joined by Tyler Martinez, the Director of Litigation at the National Taxpayers Union Foundation (NTUF), to discuss active lawsuits implicating the Johnson Amendment, and other related tax law issues that impact nonprofit organizations. Key Moments: 0:40 Introduction...

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 donat...

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. In this episode, we discuss: 1:31 The U...

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...

Can the U.S. Supreme Court expand and strengthen parental rights under the Constitution? In this episode of the Napa Legal Podcast, Frank DeVito is joined by John Bursch, the Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy at the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), to discuss the future of parental rights and the Supreme Court. They examine major pending SCOTUS cases and discuss how the Cour...

In this episode of the Napa Legal Podcast, Frank DeVito is joined by Jeffrey Trissell, a California attorney that worked on Mirabelli v. Bonta, a landmark parental rights case recently decided by the US Supreme Court. They discuss the case itself, as well as Jeffrey's advocacy for Churches that sought to serve their members during COVID but faced an uphill legal battle. Key Moments: 0:55 Intro...

What is the telos and purpose of freedom? 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 Supreme Court's ruling in Chiles v. Salazar regarding Colorado's ban on traditionally Christian counselling, pro-life laws in Kansas and New Hampshire, and the...

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 another lawsuit against the 10 Commandments in public schools, whether religious organizations can hire according to their faith, and a Jewish charter school in Oklahoma. In this episode, we discuss: 1:27 A district ju...

Can public schools shut down pro-life students? In this episode of the Napa Legal Podcast, Joseph Clement is joined by Mathew Hoffmann, legal counsel at the Alliance Defending Freedom. They discuss free speech law in public schools and related case that is currently pending before the US Supreme Court. In E.D. v. Noblesville School District, a student pro-life organization was shut down after post...

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 ruling that forces a spa to allow men into women's saunas and other private spaces, a Supreme Court ruling in favor of a Christian street preacher, and a restricting homeschool law in Connecticut. In this epi...

What is abortion pill reversal, and why is California's government trying to silence pro-life organizations that spread awareness of it? In this episode of the Napa Legal Podcast, Frank DeVito is joined by Danielle White, legal counsel at Heartbeat International. They discuss abortion pill reversal, which can save the life of an unborn child before the abortion pill ends his or her life. Key M...

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 why abortion cannot be justly deemed a religious right, a lawsuit challenging Texas' ban on sexually oriented performances in public spaces in the presence of minors, and Wyoming's new Heartbeat Bill. In th...

How does school choice help children and foster a more efficient education system? In this episode of the Napa Legal Podcast, Joseph Clement is joined by Allan Parker (from the Justice Foundation) to Texas' new school choice program and its implications for the rest of the country. They'll address common criticisms of school choice, how the Texas and United States' Constitutions protec...

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 what a proper legal definition of "religion" needs to do, parental rights at the Supreme Court, and why statements of faith are so important for religious employers In this episode, we discuss: 1:30 McCut...