As you have probably already heard, yesterday's high-profile ruling in Perry v. Schwarzenegger overturned California's Proposition 8, a ballot measure barring the official recognition of same-sex marriage in that state. Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that the ban...
The Baptist Joint Committee's newest issue of Report From the Capital is now online. There is lots of great stuff, including analysis of the Supreme Court's CLS v. Martinez decision, a recap of Religious Liberty Day and an overview by yours truly of the...
Thanks to Howard Friedman for linking to the text of remarks delivered by New York Mayor Bloomberg following yesterday's vote of the Landmarks Commission clearing the way for the controversial "ground zero mosque". Read the whole thing, but here's a...
The NYTimes reports the Landmarks Commission voted 9-0 today to allow the building of an Islamic center to go forward near ground zero, rejecting a bid to block the development by having the site named a historical landmark. Sharif El-Gamal, chief executive of SoHo...
Calling it a "close case", a 3rd Circuit panel ruled 2-1 yesterday that a Pennsylvania prison did not violate the civil rights of female Muslim employees in prohibiting the wearing of headscarves as a condition of continued employment. The private company...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced today the Senate will take up the confirmation of Elena Kagan tomorrow morning. A vote is expected Thursday or Friday.
