Aprons, Pins, and Precedent: How a Starbucks Coffee Bar Case Explains Everyday Labor Law
The easiest way to understand the law is not by memorizing dense statutory codes, but by watching what happens when two reasonable, everyday rights collide…
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Month: September 2026
Fourth Circuit Reinstates Religious Discrimination Claim Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The Fourth Circuit ruled that an employee's individually discerned belief that her body is a temple is protected under Title VII, reversing summary judgment despite…
The Clancy Case and the Limits of Empathy
Framing the killing of a children through the lens of maternal autonomy and emotional distress echoes extreme extensions of post-birth abortion arguments.
Justice Department Says Rules Blocking Religious Groups From Some Federal Money Are Unconstitutional
DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel says decades-old rules barring religious charities from using federal HHS money for worship or religious teaching are unconstitutional.