Education
9th Cir: Catholic School Teacher Fired for Requesting Time for Cancer Treatment May Pursue ADA Discrimination Claim
On December 17, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the ministerial exception does not bar…
Church and State
Grace v. Works: Alabama 10 Commandments referendum is theologically confusing
Setting the Constitutional separation of church and state issue aside, Alabama's 10 Commandments referendum still creates theological confusion…
Church and State
Clergy Housing Tax Exemption Case Heard by Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments this week in Gaylor v. Peecher, a case that…
Current Events
Cake Wars Round II – Colorado baker files lawsuit to stop cake trolls
Although his Supreme Court case was bolstered by a cake troll on the right, cake trolls on the…
Current Events
US Senate strikes Johnson Amendment repeal from spending bill
The Senate has stripped language from a House spending bill that would have stopped the Internal Revenue Service…
Supreme Court
A quick look at Justice Kennedy’s Religion Clause jurisprudence
Within the next week, it is expected that the President will nominate Kennedy's replacement. The following is a…
Human Rights
Supreme Court: Religious animus irrelevant in Trump travel ban case
The Supreme Court rules that the President of the United States has broad discretion to impose travel restrictions,…
Civil Rights
Who really won the wedding cake case?
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court surprised a lot of us and issued a ruling in the Masterpiece…
Civil Rights
Florist asks Supreme Court for remand in wake of cake decision
Attorneys for a Washington florist who refused to make a flower arrangement a same-sex wedding filed a supplemental…
Constitution
Moves by both sides make citizen journalism an endangered species
Regulation of online speech is marching forward from both the left and the right, and it may only…