Prayers, Parks, and Monuments: Litigation Over Religious Symbols in America
By Jason Hines - Now the clock is ticking for the group because there are KY tourism tax incentives for the project that are set…
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States Rights and the Religion Clauses: Examining the North Carolina Resolution
This week, two members of the North Carolina House of Representatives submitted a resolution which would declare that “the Constitution of the United States of…
Stanford Law Program Promotes Religious Accommodation
Students at Stanford University School of Law have a unique opportunity to participate in the nation's only law-school based clinic program that focuses on issues…
ANALYSIS: Supremes Hear California Marriage Case – Prop 8 Advocate Argues It’s All About Procreation
Once again making the same tactical mistakes that were made in the lower courts, the Proposition 8 advocate failed to make an argument that would…
Kentucky Legislature Passes Religious Freedom Restoration Measure
In response to a state Supreme Court decision upholding incarceration of an Amish group for refusing for religious reasons to install orange triangles on their…
Hungary: Constitution Changes Warrant EU Action (Human Rights Watch)
New Hungarian legislation will limit religious freedom by giving parliament the sole right to decide which religious organizations are considered ‘churches' for the purpose of…
Selfish Freedom: The Overreach of the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act
By Jason Hines – [dc]A[/dc]n Illinois appellate court rendered an interesting decision last week.[1] The court upheld a lower court ruling that Illinois pharmacists…
A Document in Common: Leaders Reflect on the 225th Anniversary of the US Constitution
On September 17, 1787, the Constitution of the United States was signed by thirty-nine men who changed the course of history. This year…
Is it Really Persecution? Phoenix Enforcement of Safety and Zoning Ordinances
The core issue will be whether religious groups should be given variance from content-neutral local zoning and safety regulations simply because they are religious, and…
American Values: The Individual Mandate vs. Social Darwinism
Many conservatives have eviscerated Obamacare, arguing that it would “raise premiums, unconstitutionally force people to buy health care, cause the deficit to skyrocket, slash Medicare…