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Religious Symbols in Public Schools: When Personal Faith Meets Government Walls
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — A federal judge has denied a request from a longtime public school teacher who sought to display a crucifix on her classroom wall, ruling that her religious expression—though deeply personal—was made in her capacity as a government employee and therefore subject to constitutional limits. Marisol Arroyo-Castro, a seventh-grade social studies teacher […]
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Supreme Court declines Kim Davis appeal that sought to overturn Obergefell
Justices leave intact $100,000 jury award against former Kentucky clerk who refused same-sex marriage licenses The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by Kim Davis, the former Rowan County clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision. The denial of certiorari leaves […]
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