SCOTUS decision masks significant shift in the law
While affirming the important distinction between public and private institutions, the seemingly simple holding in the Espinoza case masks a more significant shift in the law.
Providing notice of rights protects religious freedom
The newly proposed rule eliminating notice requirements for beneficiaries should be withdrawn. The rule shows a fundamental disregard for vulnerable recipients of government aid who cannot be expected to know the boundaries of religious liberty in this context.
The COVID-19 stimulus packages and houses of worship
BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman reviews the COVID-19 stimulus packages and questions houses of worship should consider. “We know that many Baptists are concerned about the constitutionality and advisability of financial entanglements with the government, and rightly so.”
Fairness For All Act aims to expand nondiscrimination protections, secure religious exemptions
BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman offers analysis on the Fairness for All Act. “Conversations are crucial for all sides to understand our religious differences and find ways we can protect religious liberty for all.”
SCOTUS to hear case on taxpayer funding of religion
BJC filed a brief in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue to defend the law’s distinctive treatment of religion, as the U.S. Supreme Court again considers what weight to give a state constitutional provision designed to prevent government funding of and interference in religion.
