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, it is probably not because the…
Marriage
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Employment Law
Arizona SB 1062 is a Bad Idea and Should Be Vetoed!
Arizona Bill SB 1062 is on Governor Jan Brewer's desk where she is expected to sign it, veto it, or ignore it and let it become law by defau…
Constitution
Standing Firm For Faith While Seeking Mutually Acceptable Solutions – Is it Possible to Peacefully Resolve the Religious Wars in America’s Marketplace?
By Michael Peabody - Parties to these kinds of disputes should be well-served if they cooperatively seek solutions by identifying and respec…
Supreme Court
Marriage Proceedings: Making Sense of the Same-Sex Marriage Cases (Liberty Magazine)
On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two highly anticipated rulings in same-sex marriage cases. First, the Court ruled that the f…
Family
Same-Sex Marriage Advocates File Lawsuits Challenging Utah and Michigan Laws
In order to force the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a ruling on the merits of same-sex marriage, advocates have filed lawsuits in Utah and Mic…
Church and State
Ultimate Values: A Method for Resolving Cases that Force a Choice between Discrimination and Religious Liberty
By David Hamstra - It is tempting to resolve the question in favor of one or the other depending on what our moral intuitions tell us about…
Church and State
A Call for Peace in the Fight Over Same-Sex Marriage
Calls for protecting “religious liberty” have expanded beyond school prayer and religious monuments on government property to be…
Church and State
What Changed? Will the Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Cases Affect You?
Neither Hollingsworth nor Windsor demand that any church, even in states that allow gay marriage, be forced to conduct gay weddings. Moreove…
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Defense of Marriage Act: Is Federal Government in the Marriage Business?
One of the more interesting aspects of the gay marriage debate that the arguments of the last two days have highlighted is how different the…
Supreme Court
Outcome Unpredictable but Prop 8 Supporters Had Tough Day in S. Court
By Jason Hines - Today was a landmark day for the Supreme Court, as it heard arguments on the constitutionality of Proposition 8. I have wri…
