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By BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman for Bloomberg Law
BJC’s Amanda Tyler joined Ayman Mohyeldin for a segment on the AYMAN show about Christian nationalism, MAGA politics and her new book.
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In brief to Supreme Court, BJC argues that monetary damages are available under federal religious liberty law for prisoner forcibly shaved
A prisoner forcibly shaved in violation of his religious liberty rights is entitled to monetary damages. That is the legal conclusion of a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in Landor v. Louisiana Dept. of Corrections by BJC and other advocates.
In public schools, Texas Attorney General promotes the Lord’s Prayer and appeals Ten Commandments loss, while Trump promises more prayer
Recent events targeting our long tradition of ensuring religious freedom for all in public schools – both by protecting the free exercise of the students and prohibiting government-imposed religion on all – has me concerned: Will the U.S. Supreme Court revisit Engle v. Vitale, its cornerstone decision about prayer in schools from 1962?
Courts wrestle with religious accommodation disputes, including teacher’s suit over school policy on transgender students’ preferred names
In a changing religious liberty landscape, even a half-dozen years may not be enough to resolve claims for religious accommodation from federal rules and employer policies. Here are updates on Kluge v. Brownsburg, Wright v. Honeywell International, Inc., and an ongoing dispute about contraceptive coverage in health care plans.
