Current Events
Supreme Court clarifies threshold for employment discrimination harm under Title VII
In a landmark ruling, the US Supreme Court redefines the standard for Title VII lawsuits, stating "some harm"…
Civil Rights
Celebrating California’s New Religious Freedom Law (Washington Post)
Rajdeep Singh writes in the Washington Post about AB1964, recently signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown.…
Current Events
State and Federal Legislators Introduce Bill to Outlaw Local Criminalization of Circumcision
California Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) and Assembly member Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) have introduced…
Church and State
North Dakota Catholic Conference says ‘Sunday law’ Benefits All People (EWTN News)
NOTE: This is in reference to a law that has been on the books in North Dakota for…
Church and State
November Election a “Referendum on Your Religion” Trump warns Evangelical leaders
The President’s threat that the November election will be a “referendum on your religion” is troubling because it…
Employment Law
Israel Looking Into Making Sunday Day of Rest (Bloomberg)
EXCERPT: Israel’s government is examining a proposal to shift the weekend to the western Saturday and Sunday, a…
Church and State
Ten Commandments’ return to Va. school district depends on legal battle’s outcome
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/23/AR2011022306539.html
Discrimination
Sixth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Biden Administration Expansion of Title IX
The Sixth Circuit has upheld a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Education's (DOE) efforts to broaden…
Current Events
Religious leaders line up in support of Supreme Court case – The Courier-Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear a case involving whether churches can “discriminate” when making employment…
Church and State
Free Exercise After Obergefell: Warnings from the Dissent
Statements of Justices Roberts, Thomas, and Alito on free exercise of religion in light of the same-sex marriage…