Constitution
Opinion: Playing Political Football with the President’s Faith
By Jason Hines - Attacks on the President's faith are an attempt to redefine the constitutional role of…
Church and State
Washington Bill Simplifies Accommodation for Religious Objectors to Labor Union Dues
In practical terms, SB 5552 would make it easier for the employee and union to agree upon a…
Church and State
Supreme Court Plans to Make National Decision on Same-Sex Marriage – What it Means
By Jason Hines, PhD - The Court will answer two questions. First, ?does the Fourteenth Amendment require a…
Church and State
7th Circuit Rules Challengers to Ministerial Housing Exemption Lacked Standing
On November 13, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an atheist group challenging a tax-exempt…
Civil Rights
Should ministers at for-profit wedding chapels be compelled to perform same-sex ceremonies?
Two ordained ministers, Donald and Evelyn Knapp, who operate a for-profit wedding chapel in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho were…
Constitution
Eat a variety of healthy foods each day
A three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals last week unanimously struck down state bans on…
Civil Rights
Supreme Court Rules Closely-Held Corporations Have Religious Rights
Most business owners set up corporations as legal alter-egos to avoid being held personally responsible if their businesses…
Constitution
U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Right to Pro-Life Political Speech
On June 16, 2014 the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in the much-anticipated case, Susan B.…
Church and State
7th Cir. to Decide Whether Ministerial Housing Exemption is Constitutional
By Michael Peabody - Last November, a federal judge stuck a stick in a beehive when she found…
Constitution
Why Did the U.S. Supreme Court Decide Not to Hear the New Mexico Photographer’s Appeal?
By Michael Peabody - Although the U.S. Supreme Court did not provide a reason for declining Huguenin's writ,…