In the wake of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, a law review article by James D. Nelson argues for limiting corporate religiosity to protect employees from religious coercion in the workplace.
An Indiana federal district court held that teaching the theory of evolution in public schools does not violate the Establishment Clause.
Religious parents in Montgomery County, Maryland, have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate their right to opt their children out of lessons on gender and sexuality. The case, Mahmoud v. Taylor, brings a legal challenge to the Montgomery County Board of Educationās decision to deny parents the ability to exempt their children from exposure to storybooks that include topics such as gender transitions and same-sex relationships.
The 9th Circuit has ruled that religious colleges can continue to claim exemptions from Title IX, allowing gender-based discrimination in alignment with religious beliefs.
At the Reagan Library, Justice Neil Gorsuch discussed his book “Overruled,” highlighting the dangers of excessive laws and regulations, emphasizing their negative impact on ordinary Americans’ lives.
Setting aside the wisdom of reinventing the Supreme Court, the political feasibility of enacting these reforms is dubious.
The Kansas and Florida rulings challenge the Biden administration’s Title IX policies on gender identity inclusion.
The primary issue in Bacon v. Woodward concerns whether the City of Spokaneās implementation of Washington Governor Jay Insleeās COVID-19 Proclamation, which required state agency workers to be fully vaccinated, violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment as applied to Spokane firefighters who sought religious exemptions.
If the government gains more leverage over platform speech, it might restrict religious expression deemed harmful, even if the platforms themselves would allow it.Ā
Recent debates on employers firing employees for advocacy, such as anti-Israel views, highlight a critical question: Can an employee be dismissed for expressing deeply held moral or ethical beliefs? According to 29 CFR 1605.1, such beliefs, if held with the strength of traditional religious views, are protected unless they cause undue hardship.