On the Supreme Court's questioning in today's CLS v Martinez hearing, veteran court reporter Lyle Denniston – proving once again that you never can tell what the highest court will make of a dispute – suggests that many Justices are dubious about...
Some pictures, via BJContheHill: a crowd of gallery hopefuls line up before today's argument. Nina Totenberg listens to attorneys outside the court building after the hearing ended. If you don't already follow BJContheHill on Twitter, you should! For more in...
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in CLS v. Martinez, a case pitting the right of a public University to set nondiscrimination policies, against student religious groups' right to associate with exclusionary membership rules. The Baptist Joint...
Following a big court decision – and one that's sure to be as controversial as Judge Crabb's ruling yesterday that the National Day of Prayer statute is unconstitutional – misinformation, hyperbole and a general fear-mongering freak-out are almost...
A federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled that the law establishing the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. The statute, passed in 1952, and amended in 1988, asks the President to declare the day on the first Thursday of May (and the White House today announced...
76% of voters in Lancaster, California said yes Tuesday to a ballot measure that continues the city's policy of opening council meetings with prayer. The referendum is non-binding, but emboldens a town that has received complaints over the sectarian nature of...
