34 Muslim employees for Hertz have been suspended over a dispute over the use of paid breaks for prayer. In a statement sent to The Times, a Hertz spokesperson wrote: "While the employees, all Muslims, were using the breaks for prayers, the breaks were typically...
Most of this year's GOP presidential primary campaign has thankfully managed to avoid controversy about front-runner Mitt Romney's Mormon faith. Four years ago, the concerns were so pronounced Romney felt compelled to make a speech specifically addressing the...
Egyptian troops used extreme violence to counter protests by the Christian Coptic community over the weekend. Reports claim dozens have been killed and hundreds injured. State news media reported that at least three security officers had died in attacks by Christian...
The last few days I've been so focused on the Supreme Court's oral arguments in Hosanna-Tabor (Read argument highlights here and here; my take on the case and the BJC's position here.), I've missed some other interesting church-state stories worth...
Via Religion Clause, the ACLU of Georgia has reached an agreement with the City of Douglasville that results in a new policy regarding religious head covering in court rooms. If an individual is required to remove a religious head covering for security reasons, the...
Here are more highlights from yesterday's Supreme Court arguments (pdf) in the Hosanna-Tabor case (see part I of my highlights here; see my non-lawyery preview of the case here). In the second half of the hearing, justices questioned Leondra Kruger, who argued on...
