Moves by both sides make citizen journalism an endangered species
Regulation of online speech is marching forward from both the left and the right, and it may only be a matter of time until…
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Category: Legal Issues
April 2018
March 2018
Trump administration forms office to protect doctors’ religious beliefs
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has announced the creation of a Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in their Office for…
February 2018
Supreme Court hears public sector union compulsory speech case
Today the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case involving whether it constitutional to require government employees who do not join…
January 2018
#MeToo isn’t enough – act now to prevent and stop sexual abuse
The #MeToo movement has opened the floodgates on sexual abuse allegations. Now it is up to churches, schools, and institutions to prevent it, and…
Dangerous Money: Gov’t money to churches has strings attached
Would you choose to mount a sixteen-foot maraschino cherry on the roof of your church? You probably wouldn’t, but would you consider doing so…
PA Court flushes Amish free exercise claim after 8-year sewer battle
An eight-year conflict has left a Pennsylvania family struggling to practice their faith against a sewage ordinance in Sugar Grove Township, Pennsylvania. Joseph and…
Court orders parties to brief Establishment Clause issue in travel ban case
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Trump v. Hawaii (Docket No. 17-965) and directed the parties to prepare briefs and arguments on the…
Proposed New York guidelines could permit public school districts to regulate private schools
The state of New York is considering guidelines that could dramatically change the relationship between public and private schools.
10th Cir. reverses summary judgment in Title VII Sabbath accommodation case
On January 17, 2018, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court improperly granted summary judgment against plaintiffs in a holy…
When Not to Tell the Story: The Ethics of Announcing a Religious Conversion
Churches like nothing more than to have a wonderful and exciting conversion story to proclaim to the world. What happens if proclaiming such a…