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Supreme Court rules 9-0 that Boston violated 1st Amendment in refusing Christian flag at City Hall

May 2, 2022 by Michael Peabody 1 Comment

Boston City Hall - photo from Supreme Court Opinion

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 group when it refused to allow them to participate in a city flag raising program.

Filed Under: Church and State, Constitution, Free Speech, Supreme Court

Biden admin announces “Disinformation Governance Board”

April 30, 2022 by ReligiousLiberty.TV Leave a Comment

DepositPhotos - Disinformation Governance Board

But as the government continues to pull the strings by asking private companies to curtail freedom of speech it increasingly becomes an actor in unconstitutionally curtailing freedom of speech.

Filed Under: Constitution, Free Speech, Free Speech

Supreme Court to Decide: Can states force artists to speak contrary to their faith?

February 23, 2022 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Court to hear whether government can force dissenting artists to speak contrary to their faith.

Filed Under: Arts, Free Speech, Supreme Court Tagged With: Same-Sex Marriage, wedding case

Why the “Shouting Fire in a Crowded Theater” trope should be retired

August 14, 2021 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

How the Supreme Court abandoned the “shouting fire in a crowded theater” trope and what it means in the Age of the Pandemic

Filed Under: Free Speech

Biden administration and Klobuchar bill to restrict freedom of speech online

July 23, 2021 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Citing health and safety concerns, Minnesota Senator (and erstwhile presidential candidate) Amy Klobuchar introduced a bill on Thursday, July 22, 2021, dubbed “The Health Misinformation Act of 2021” that would hold tech companies responsible for allowing misinformation about vaccines and other health issues to spread online. In other words, if you say something about COVID-19 or vaccines or anything else that could be seen as “incorrect,” big tech would now have an obligation to censor you.

Filed Under: COVID-19, Current Events, Free Speech

Two Southern California Judges Refuse to Shut Down Churches This Weekend

August 14, 2020 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

With outdoor temperatures expected to pass the 100-degree mark, two Los Angeles area judges have given local churches some comforting news.

Filed Under: Church and State, Current Events, Free Exercise, Free Speech Tagged With: Amazing Facts, Calvary Chapel, Churches and COVID-19, Grace Community Church, Peaceful Protest, Seventh-day Adventist

California Court: Transgender person can sue Catholic hospital for discrimination for initially denying transition surgery

September 26, 2019 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

A California Court of Appeals has ruled that a religious hospital can be liable for discrimination if it refuses to provide medical services for religious reasons without immediately providing a referral to a hospital that will accommodate the patient.  

Filed Under: Civil Rights, Free Exercise, Free Speech, Health, Religious Institutions

Arizona: High court finds card makers can refuse same-sex wedding invite requests

September 18, 2019 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Brush and Nib wedding invitation - from Facebook

On September 16, 2019, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that a Phoenix city ordinance cannot require a business to create same-sex wedding invitations in violation of their sincerely held religious beliefs.  

Filed Under: Discrimination, Free Speech, Marriage

Justices hint interest in revisiting Title VII religious accommodation while declining to hear football coach prayer case

January 30, 2019 by Michael Peabody

It is debatable whether a claim by a public school football coach that he is compelled by religious belief to pray at the 50-yard line following each game is a good vehicle for addressing either free exercise or workplace religious accommodation. However, it does appear that the four justices who signed onto Alito’s response have concerns about the chilling effect of Hardison and Smith on the ability to even raise Title VII religious accommodation and Free Exercise Clause claims. With Patterson v. Walgreen Co., the Supreme Court has the opportunity to revisit religious accommodation claims under Title VII.

Filed Under: Employment Law, Free Exercise, Free Speech, Religious Accommodation, Supreme Court Tagged With: Patterson v. Walgreen Co., religious accommodation, religious freedom, religious liberty, Title VII, TWA v. Hardison

Supreme Court rules against state-mandated speech

June 28, 2018 by ReligiousLiberty.TV

Supreme Court - DepositPhotos.com

When one person’s opinions can reach the world in a matter of seconds on the Internet, the ability to speak freely is undergoing tremendous growing pains. These decisions show the Court still recognizes the rights to free speech and belief. The First Amendment remains alive and well for the time being.

Filed Under: Free Speech Tagged With: Janus, Masterpiece Cakeshop, NIFLA

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Biden admin could hand over US control of health emergencies to WHO next week

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The ultimate control over America’s health care and its national sovereignty will be put up for a vote next week at a meeting of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) governing legislative body, the World Health Assembly (WHA).  On May 22-28, 2022, the 75th World Health Assembly will convene at the United Nations […]

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 analyzing it prematurely. As a constitutional republic we cannot go down that road without doing severe damage to the institution of the Supreme Court where there must be professional courtesy between the justices and their staffs.

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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.

Canadian gov’t calculates that expansion of assisted suicide will save taxpayers millions of dollars

In Canada, it is easier for the disabled who do not suffer terminal illness to get approval for assisted suicide than approval for affordable housing. The government has calculated the cost of providing healthcare versus providing assisted suicide.

Supreme Court hears argument in football coach post-game prayer case

The Supreme Court will likely find that the coach’s interest in free speech and free exercise of religion is more compelling than a potential Establishment Clause violation.

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Among the most inestimable of our blessings is that … of liberty to worship our Creator in the way we think most agreeable to His will; a liberty deemed in other countries incompatible with good government and yet proved by our experience to be its best support.

— Thomas Jefferson

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