COVID-19
On the Vaccine and Religious Liberty
We have received more contacts from readers about the COVID-19 vaccine than any other since we went…
14th Amendment
Court to consider tax funding of religious schools, pre-viability abortion ban, and clergy activity at executions
This term, the Supreme Court will be revisiting the issue of whether states must fund religious schools, whether…
Abortion / Contraception
COVID-19 and Texas – Of Vaccines, Abortion, Privacy and Bodily Autonomy
Two major stories about what power the government has to control what happens inside a person’s body are…
Free Speech
Why the “Shouting Fire in a Crowded Theater” trope should be retired
How the Supreme Court abandoned the "shouting fire in a crowded theater" trope and what it means in…
COVID-19
Biden administration and Klobuchar bill to restrict freedom of speech online
Citing health and safety concerns, Minnesota Senator (and erstwhile presidential candidate) Amy Klobuchar introduced a bill on Thursday,…
Current Events
High Court hands Catholic Social Services narrowly drafted victory
The Supreme Court finds for a Catholic foster care service while sidestepping a larger free exercise of religion…
Church and State
California agrees to stop enforcing restrictions on churches and to pay church attorney fees
After a year of litigation, the state of California is ordered to back down and pay the attorney…
Church and State
California lifts location and attendance limits on churches following Supreme Court ruling
Following Friday's Supreme Court ruling, California has lifted restrictions on the number of attendees and location of religious…
Church and State
US Supreme Court overturns California restrictions on in-home Bible studies
In a decision released Friday night, April 9, 2021, the United States Supreme Court has blocked California's COVID-19…
Employment Law
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Workplace Religious Accommodation Cases
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would not be hearing two major workplace religious accommodation cases.