Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission sued by interfaith coalition alleging bias toward Christianity
February 10, 2026
An interfaith coalition has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission, alleging that it is biased in favor of Christianity.
The Christian Post reports that The Interfaith Alliance, the Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, Muslims for Progressive Values, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund and Hindus for Human Rights filed the complaint Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The lawsuit reads, “This case challenges the composition and secrecy of the Religious Liberty Commission. While this body is ostensibly designed to defend ‘religious liberty for all Americans’ and celebrate ‘religious pluralism’ it actually represents only a single ‘Judeo-Christian’ viewpoint.”
The plaintiffs contend that the commission violates the Federal Advisory Committee Act, a 1972 law that curbs the Executive Branch’s reliance on advisory committees deemed “superfluous, secretive, and biased.”
The suit specifically names President Donald Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Religious Liberty Commission, and Mary Margaret Bush, the commission’s designated federal officer, as defendants.
According to the Christian Post, the Department of Justice, within which the Religious Liberty Commission is an entity, said in a statement: “The Department of Justice’s mission is to uphold the rule of law and ensure fair and impartial justice for all Americans, which is an endeavor every American should support regardless of their political beliefs.”
A DOJ spokesperson said the commission provides “opportunities for Americans from all walks of life to share their testimonies, concerns, and recommendations to better support Civil Rights and religious freedom in the United States.”
The commission was created in May via executive order and was to have 14 members chosen by the president to “serve as educated representatives of various sectors of society, including the private sector, employers, educational institutions, religious communities, and States, to offer diverse perspectives on how the Federal Government can defend religious liberty for all Americans.”
The plaintiffs in the suit are represented by the progressive advocacy groups Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Democracy Forward Foundation.
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