Making Sense of the Chaos: Are We Living in Postnormal Times?
In a world of chaos and uncertainty, we are in a phase described as "Postnormal times" by scholar Ziauddin Sardar. Explore the challenges and changes…
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Category: Human Rights
8th Circuit – EEOC Argues Against Religious Discrimination Claim of Terminated Metalworker
Thomas More Society attorneys will argue against the Biden Administration and Arconic in a case involving religious discrimination against fired metalworker Daniel Snyder.
Supreme Court Rules First Amendment Protects Wedding Website Designer’s Freedom of Speech
The Supreme Court ruled that Colorado can't force a website designer to create designs that go against their beliefs, protecting free speech rights. This decision…
U.S. District Court Dismisses Hunter v. US Dept of Education Lawsuit
US District Court dismisses LGBT student group’s suit against Dept. of Education, ruling religious liberty protections for universities and colleges remains intact. Court states that…
Colorado Court: Baker Must Provide “Non-Expressive” Cake to Transgender Customer
Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, is again in the news after a Colorado court ruled he had illegally discriminated by refusing to make…
Academic Freedom in Context
The rise of political correctness signals a return to the traditioning and character-forming model of education but with a different tradition to pass on, a…
Supreme Court to Decide Whether a State Can Compel Artists to Create Art Against Their Will (303 Creative v. Elenis)
During the 2022-23 term, the Supreme Court will consider a case that raises this issue: “Whether applying a public-accommodation law to compel an artist to…
DOJ sues city for discrimination on behalf of Adventist
Why Maine’s religious schools are likely to decline state funding
Why two Maine schools slated to receive public funds in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Carson v. Makin will probably refuse…
Supreme Court rules 9-0 that Boston violated 1st Amendment in refusing Christian flag at City Hall
This morning the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Shurtleff v. Boston (Dec'd 5/2/2022) that the city of Boston violated the free speech rights of a Christian…