Mar 25, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd The State of Michigan has resolved a lawsuit with the ACLU over policy which previously allowed faith-based adoption agencies receiving taxpayer funds to refuse placement with certain prospective parents in accordance with the agency’s...
Mar 24, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd Last week, South Dakota became the latest state to enact legislation requiring public schools to post prominently the motto “In God We Trust” on school grounds. The law also mandates that if the signs spark litigation, the state will...
Mar 21, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd A high school senior in Kentucky has filed a lawsuit after being barred from school and extracurricular activities during a chicken pox outbreak because he has not been vaccinated. Jerome Kunkel claims his decision not to be vaccinated is required...
Mar 20, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd A letter sent to government officials at the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and the Custom Border Patrol by a leading civil rights organization calls for an investigation into the allegations made by immigrant detainees of widespread...
Mar 18, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd Reversing a ruling by a federal district court judge in Wisconsin, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals last week upheld the longstanding tax exemption for ministerial housing allowances as constitutional. The court rejected arguments made by the...
Mar 14, 2019 | Blog |
Written by Don Byrd A decision by the Montana Supreme Court in December of last year, striking down a tuition tax credit program as unconstitutional because it included religious schools, may be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Institute for Justice in its...
