Michael Peabody
Primer on U.S. Abortion Law: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Louisiana abortion restriction
Note: Since the below article was posted on October 3, 2019, the next day the…
Tennessee sheriff sued for allegedly forcing a woman to be baptized during traffic stop
A woman has filed an $11 million lawsuit against a Hamilton County, Tennessee, sheriff’s deputy…
California Court: Transgender person can sue Catholic hospital for discrimination for initially denying transition surgery
A California Court of Appeals has ruled that a religious hospital can be liable for…
Amidst growing criticism Adventist Church is revisiting abortion position
When it comes to abortion, Seventh-day Adventists range from providers to prominent pro-life advocates.…
Arizona: High court finds card makers can refuse same-sex wedding invite requests
On September 16, 2019, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that a Phoenix city ordinance…
Catholic / Adventist hospital fires doctor who sued for right to provide suicide drugs
A Colorado doctor who sued Centura Health, a Catholic and Seventh-day Adventist network of hospitals,…
Opinion: Atheists’ board invocations help religious freedom
Commissioners on the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners were no doubt stunned when, on…
Court to decide whether Title VII protects LGBT employees
On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in three cases…
Legal and Legislative Update
Update on Patterson v. Walgreen The Supreme Court is still deciding whether to hear Patterson…
Supreme Court to hear challenge to Montana’s no-aid-to-religion law
Last week, the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court agreed to hear a case, Espinoza v.…