SCOTUSBlog's Lyle Deniston reports that in orders today, the Court declined to take up the appeal of an Ohio judge whose Ten Commandments display was ruled unconstitutional by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. In other church-state-related court news from today,...
With presidential primary season upon us, it's once again time to observe the electioneering commandment for churches: thou shalt not endorse candidates from the pulpit. All non-profit organizations enjoying a 501(c)(3) tax exemption must follow the same rule,...
With the Supreme Court's new session set to begin next week, all eyes are turning toward a religious hiring case that some are calling one of the most important church-state cases in years. The Washington Post previews Wednesday's argument: One of the toughest...
Included in the programs receiving funding extensions in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 passed 79-12 by the Senate yesterday was the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. In danger of losing its authorization on September 30, the bill extends the...
At see-you-at-the-pole events yesterday in Sumner Count, Tennessee, teachers involved in a lawsuit over religion in schools attended but did not participate. Andrew Schmeltzer, an English teacher and assistant baseball coach at Wilson Central High School, sang along...
Via Religion Clause, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that a principal's restriction of a student's distribution of religious material was a violation of the students' First Amendment rights. A reasonable person would not have believed that...
