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Trump Religious Liberty Panel Launches Hotline, Sparks Lawsuit

5/9/2026

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Commission chair Dan Patrick announced a federal hotline stating “There is no separation of church and state”.
President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission drafted a wish-list urging a Medal of Freedom for a baker and DOJ lawsuits supporting Amish vaccine exemptions and nuns’ gender-identity accommodations.
An interfaith alliance sued, claiming the panel lacks diverse viewpoints; the administration seeks dismissal.
Commissioner Carrie Prejean Boller was removed in February after an antisemitism hearing.

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Commission chair Dan Patrick announced a federal hotline stating “There is no separation of church and state”.
President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission drafted a wish-list urging a Medal of Freedom for a baker and DOJ lawsuits supporting Amish vaccine exemptions and nuns’ gender-identity accommodations.
An interfaith alliance sued, claiming the panel lacks diverse viewpoints; the administration seeks dismissal.
Commissioner Carrie Prejean Boller was removed in February after an antisemitism hearing.