Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of the UC-Irvine law school, signed on to an appeal to the 9th Circuit this week on behalf of a public school teacher. James Corbett was sued by a student for allegedly making disparaging remarks about religion in classroom lectures. A lower...
The NYTimes reports on the latest developments in the controversy surrounding religious expression at high school football games in Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. There, cheerleaders were recently banned from a tradition of creating signs with biblical messages for the team to...
Each year the State Department issues a comprehensive report on religious freedom around the world. Today marks the first such report from the Obama administration. In her remarks, Secretary Clinton voiced strong opposition to misguided laws that would restrict free...
Houston resident Kay Staley, who successfully sued to have monument to the Bible removed from the courthouse, has filed a challenge to the city's practice of opening each council meeting with prayer. "Just because it always has been doesn't make it...
In USAToday Monday, Jonathan Turley explained the danger of "blasphemy laws" that are gaining favor in many parts of the world. In particular, he objects to U.S. support of a United Nations resolution passed earlier this month, which, he argues, carves out...
A Sikh man fired from his federal security job for refusing to shave his beard and remove his turban has reached an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security. As part of the settlement, the federal government paid [Raghbir] Singh $50,000 in damages for...
