No more Lemon tree – Supreme Court weakens Establishment Clause protections
The Court took an ax to the trunk of the Lemon tree and replaced it with a vague "history and tradition" rule.
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Prayer as Political Football – Post-Game Analysis of Kennedy v. Bremerton
The coach's final "alone" prayer sessions were not truly alone - they had become a political cause célèbre.
Supreme Court Jeopardizes Unenumerated Rights to Block Abortion
Regardless of what you think about abortion, the Supreme Court's rationale in Dobbs severely limits the scope of the Bill of Rights. What the Court…
Why Maine’s religious schools are likely to decline state funding
Why two Maine schools slated to receive public funds in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Carson v. Makin will probably refuse…
Count the Cost: The Hidden Dangers of Government Funding of Religious Education
The integrity of the private parochial school system is at stake. Religious schools would, through their agreement to accept requirements for scholarships, make themselves vulnerable…
Court says Maine Must Pay for Religious Schools: A Trojan Horse for the Culture Wars?
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Statement on the Leak in Dobbs
The leak was intended to disrupt the processing of the decision and we are not going to dignify the leak or the unidentified leaker by…
Supreme Court rules 9-0 that Boston violated 1st Amendment in refusing Christian flag at City Hall
This morning the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Shurtleff v. Boston (Dec'd 5/2/2022) that the city of Boston violated the free speech rights of a Christian…
Active Liberty: A Survey of Justice Stephen Breyer’s Religion Clause Decisions
A comprehensive review of retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's decisions in Free Exercise and Establishment Clause cases.