Must Be the Money: The Financial Drive Behind Most Religious Persecution
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Hellfire, Custody, and the Constitution: How One Maine Family’s Dispute is Headed to the Supreme Court
By lowering the legal bar to a simple "best interest" standard, Maine courts have created an urgent federal question for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Aprons, Pins, and Precedent: How a Starbucks Coffee Bar Case Explains Everyday Labor Law
The easiest way to understand the law is not by memorizing dense statutory codes, but by watching what happens when two reasonable, everyday rights collide…
Fourth Circuit Reinstates Religious Discrimination Claim Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The Fourth Circuit ruled that an employee's individually discerned belief that her body is a temple is protected under Title VII, reversing summary judgment despite…
The Clancy Case and the Limits of Empathy
Framing the killing of a children through the lens of maternal autonomy and emotional distress echoes extreme extensions of post-birth abortion arguments.
Justice Department Says Rules Blocking Religious Groups From Some Federal Money Are Unconstitutional
DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel says decades-old rules barring religious charities from using federal HHS money for worship or religious teaching are unconstitutional.
Trapped in 1888: Reflections on the Adventist Response to the US Religious Liberty Commission
Look at the sheer, tragic absurdity of our modern public witness.
BREAKING: Analysis of the Religious Liberty Commission Public Comments
WASHINGTON — When the federal Religious Liberty Commission published its draft report and opened a portal for public comments, administration officials framed the initiative as…
Breaking: Oman Opens Sovereign Maritime Bypass Amid Iran Standoff
MUSCAT, Oman -In the shadow of the rugged limestone cliffs of the Musandam Peninsula, a high-stakes maritime shift is underway that could reshape the strategic…
After 7 Years in a Chinese Prison, a Dying U.S. Pastor Faces a Bureaucratic Trap
Pastor John Cao finished his seven-year prison sentence, but authorities use paperwork to keep him away from his family as he battles stage four cancer.