Day: June 29, 2016

Constitution Legal Issues Religious Institutions

Five legal issues raised by California SB 1146

SB 1146 is currently up for consideration in the California State Assembly Judiciary this Thursday having already passed the Senate by a vote of 26-13 on May 26, 2016. The heading of the bill states, “The Equity in Higher Education Act among other things, prohibits a person from being subjected to discrimination on the basis […]

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Abortion / Contraception Supreme Court

Court avoids free exercise minefield of Washington pharmacy case

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving a Washington state requirement that all pharmacies must fill contraceptives regardless of the religious objections of the owners.

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