Land Use
Parties objecting to regulatory decision must follow administrative process
This week the Supreme Court denied certiorari in a case where nuns filed their Religious Freedom Restoration Act…
Constitution
High Court decision on Muslim clergy at execution challenges rule of law
In ruling that an unwritten rule, quite possibly manufactured after the execution was already scheduled, should not be…
Employment Law
Justices hint interest in revisiting Title VII religious accommodation while declining to hear football coach prayer case
It is debatable whether a claim by a public school football coach that he is compelled by religious…
Constitution
Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom of 1786 reminds us of the mutual benefits of church-state separation
The Virginia legislators who approved the religious freedom statute in 1786, separating church and state, recognized the potential…
Education
9th Cir: Catholic School Teacher Fired for Requesting Time for Cancer Treatment May Pursue ADA Discrimination Claim
On December 17, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the ministerial exception does not bar…
Christmas / Holidays
Telling the Truth About Santa Claus is “Blasphemy” in America
Aaron Urbanski, 31, was charged Saturday with a criminal disturbance in Cleburne, Texas after protesting outside of a…
Religious Accommodation
Minnesota Congresswoman’s Proposal to Allow Religious Headwear Deserves Support
Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar, elected Nov. 6, 2018, to the U.S. House of Representatives, has co-authored a…
14th Amendment
Supreme Court to decide whether Excessive Fines Clause applies to states
The Supreme Court is likely to decide that the 14th Amendment applies the Excessive Fines Clause of the…
Land Use
Idaho Jury Finds HOA Discriminated Against Religion in Christmas House Case
A camel, goats, 200,000 lights, and hundreds of people being Shuttled into your neighborhood to meet Santa Claus?…
Church and State
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear WWI Memorial Cross Case
[dc]T[/dc]he Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a 4th Circuit decision involving a Maryland cross-shaped…