Civil Rights
Calif. Initiative Round-up – Outlawing Divorce, Legalizing Pot, and Christmas Music
In California, voters are allowed to promote ballot initiatives on almost any subject, including those that can fundamentally…
Constitution
Hobby Lobby Case: How Will the Court Decide?
By Michael Peabody - On March 25, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby…
Current Events
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear New Mexico Photographer Case
Today, without comment, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of a New Mexico photography studio…
Current Events
Washington Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whether State Law Requires Religious Accommodation
Washington state law prohibits employers from discriminating against employees in compensation or terms or conditions of employment because…
Current Events
Religious Freedom Advocate Lee Boothby Dies
On November 6, 2014, attorney Lee Boothby died at the age of 81 in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Boothby…
Civil Rights
Marriage Proceedings: Making Sense of the Same-Sex Marriage Cases (Liberty Magazine)
On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two highly anticipated rulings in same-sex marriage cases. First,…
Constitution
VIDEO UPDATE: Troy Anthony Davis Granted Temporary Reprieve
Less than 2 hours before Troy was to die by lethal injection, the U.S. Supreme Court , the…
Constitution
Why Did the U.S. Supreme Court Decide Not to Hear the New Mexico Photographer’s Appeal?
By Michael Peabody - Although the U.S. Supreme Court did not provide a reason for declining Huguenin's writ,…
Church and State
7th Circuit Rules Challengers to Ministerial Housing Exemption Lacked Standing
On November 13, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an atheist group challenging a tax-exempt…
Church and State
7th Cir. to Decide Whether Ministerial Housing Exemption is Constitutional
By Michael Peabody - Last November, a federal judge stuck a stick in a beehive when she found…