Here are some interesting law and religion news stories from around the web this week:

• A look at how religious leaders around the country addressed the racial violence which occurred last weekend
• In response to the recent shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota and Dallas, predominantly white churches, which may have avoided engaging such issues in the past, are beginning to join the conversation on the racial issues plaguing the country
• In Southern Louisiana, a look at how some conservative Christians are losing faith in the Republican Party with Donald Trump as the presumptive nominee
• Nebraska has joined nine other states in suing the federal government over the new guidelines issued by the Obama administration requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use the restroom which corresponds with their gender identity
• In Egypt, authorities are facing backlash from imams after the government ordered them to deliver identical sermons written by various government agencies
• In Russia, President Vladmir Putin signed a law which prohibits religious evangelization outside of churches
• In Malaysia, the former law minister argues that Muslim leaders around the world must take responsibility for radicalization and must work to prevent it