Policy by Injunction? A Legal Era Faces Its Reckoning
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 a longstanding strategy used by Republican attorneys general and interest groups who, over the past decade, have repeatedly turned to federal courts to block high-profile […]
Read MoreCitizenship on Trial: The Long, Uneasy Life of the Fourteenth Amendment
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.
Read MoreCorrection – Trump's birthright citizenship order only applies to children born on or after 2/19/2025
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 clarification remains accurate: the executive order does not retroactively affect individuals born before that date. The corrected version of the piece which most importantly highlights […]
Read MoreURGENT: Supreme Court Limits Judicial Authority Over Presidential Orders, as Trump Administration Challenges Core Principles of the Fourteenth Amendment
Decision restricting nationwide injunctions marks latest development in broader effort targeting birthright citizenship protections established after the Civil War.
Read MoreBREAKING: Supreme Court Backs Parents in Opt-Out Fight Over LGBTQ+ Storybooks
6–3 ruling finds Montgomery County’s no-opt-out policy violates free-exercise rights; preliminary injunction ordered while case returns to lower courts
Read MoreThe Sound of Broken Trust: Abuse Allegations and the Newsboys Fallout
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 life. In college, our local youth praise team even played covers of their songs. Their music wasn’t just entertainment—it was ministry. And their words were […]
Read MoreUpdated: Prisoner RLUIPA Claims Aim at Guards, but States Usually Pick Up the Tab
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 copy of Ware v. Louisiana Department of Corrections (2017), a Fifth Circuit decision holding that RLUIPA protects religious hair. Guards tossed the opinion in the […]
Read MoreAdventist Church’s Employment Autonomy Arguments Advance in Challenge to Maryland Law
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, 2025, allowed several key constitutional claims to move forward. The ruling came after a hearing in which the church asked for a preliminary injunction to […]
Read MoreSupreme Court to Decide If Prison Guards Can Be Sued Personally for Alleged Religious Rights Violations
Landmark suit may reshape personal financial exposure for frontline prison staff in religious rights cases.
Read MoreSupreme Court to Decide If Prison Guards Can Be Sued Personally for Alleged Religious Rights Violations
Landmark suit may reshape personal financial exposure for frontline prison staff in religious rights cases.
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