The ACLU announced yesterday a lawsuit alleging pervasive religious liberty violations by school officials in South Carolina's Chesterfield County. Student assemblies, the lawsuit claims, feature prayer, proselytizing and other religious activities. The complaint...
New York City officials have not wasted any time following the Supreme Court's denial today of the appeal of the Bronx Household of Faith. While a ruling earlier this year by the 2nd Circuit upheld the City's ban on the use of public school facilities for...
In something of a surprise, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of the Bronx Household of Faith. This decision leaves in place a 2nd Circuit Appeals Court ruling that New York City has the right to bar the use of public school buildings for...
In case you missed it, NPR this morning ran a piece on the issue of religious liberty and government health mandates. Specifically, Michael Sean Winters of the National Catholic Reporter argues that the requirement to provide contraceptive coverage in the Affordable...
As the Arab Spring triggered an overthrow of the Mubarek regime in Egypt, and cries for democracy had Muslims and Christians in the country protesting literally hand-in-hand, there are hopes that a new government and constitution will emphasize religious freedom and...
Inmates in Tennessee's Sumner County jail do not have a right to wear religious head coverings, according to a judge's ruling yesterday. Strong protections for religious liberty in the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act are apparently...
