A barrage of executive orders has set the tone for an administration determined to wield its authority to the fullest extent. Some directives have rolled back Biden-era policies, others have reasserted presidential control over federal agencies, and a few have tested the limits of Article II. The administration’s actions—drawing from a well-established history of executive expansion—are now the defining feature of this political era.
In the United States, protecting both free speech and religious liberty is essential for a healthy, diverse society. Censorship, especially when it limits religious expression, threatens the very core of these freedoms.
If the government gains more leverage over platform speech, it might restrict religious expression deemed harmful, even if the platforms themselves would allow it.
Louisiana law now requires the Ten Commandments in public schools, raising theological and constitutional questions. Governor John Bel Edwards defends it, anticipating legal challenges.
The Supreme Court ruled that Colorado can’t force a website designer to create designs that go against their beliefs, protecting free speech rights. This decision has implications for artists and creative producers who have reasons to decline certain projects.
Parents can sue a Pennsylvania school district that allowed a teacher to tell first graders “secrets” about transgender topics.
The Court took an ax to the trunk of the Lemon tree and replaced it with a vague “history and tradition” rule.
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.
A comprehensive review of retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s decisions in Free Exercise and Establishment Clause cases.
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.