Month: June 2025

Justice Department directive broadens citizenship revocation amid narrowed judicial remedies and lack of legal counsel

On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Trump v. CASA that district courts typically lack the authority to issue nationwide injunctions against federal policies. The decision redefines […]

From the Founders’ deliberate silence on enslaved people to Friday\’s Supreme Court ruling, America’s promise of birth-right citizenship has zigzagged through two centuries of conflict.

In a recent piece, I incorrectly indicated that President Trump\’s executive order on birthright citizenship applied retroactively. In fact it applies only to children born after February 19, 2025. This […]

Decision restricting nationwide injunctions marks latest development in broader effort targeting birthright citizenship protections established after the Civil War.

6–3 ruling finds Montgomery County’s no-opt-out policy violates free-exercise rights; preliminary injunction ordered while case returns to lower courts

I’ve been a Newsboys fan for more than 30 years. I’ve attended their concerts, shared their music, and promoted their ministry because their songs brought truth and encouragement into my […]

When Damon Landor arrived at Louisiana’s Raymond Laborde Correctional Center in July 2020, he brought two things that mattered to him: waist-length dreadlocks grown for his Rastafarian faith and a […]

A lawsuit brought by the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists and Adventist Risk Management, Inc. against the State of Maryland will continue after a federal court decision on June 18, […]

Landmark suit may reshape personal financial exposure for frontline prison staff in religious rights cases.