Symposium: Decision does not support new Christian-only monuments
Holly Hollman focuses on the narrow ruling by the Supreme Court in The American Legion v. American Humanist Association case, in an article for SCOTUSblog.
BJC Fellows Featured Prominently at Annual BYU Religious Freedom Conference
Four BJC Fellows—Tanner Bean, Jaimie Crumley, Sabrina Dent and Sofi Hersher—were among the presenter at the Annual Religious Freedom Review at Brigham Young University. This conference offers the opportunity for important dialogue across religious and cultural divides about current issues related to religious liberty.
West Virginia School Voucher Proposal Would Allow Religious Discrimination with State Tax Credits
The West Virginia House of Delegates advanced a bill that would create tax credits for private school tuition, even if the school openly discriminates on the basis of religion.
6th Circuit Sends Ruling on Wiccan Prisoner’s Religious Liberty Claim Back to District Court
A recent 6th Circuit opinion found that a Wiccan inmate’s religious exercise was in fact substantially burdened, regardless of how many other Wiccans might agree, and sent the case back to the District Court for further analysis.
New York Eliminates Religious Exemption from Vaccination Requirement
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill repealing the state’s religious exemption from vaccination requirements. “[O]ur first job is to protect the public health,” he explained.
Trial Over Humanitarian Aid Provided to Undocumented Immigrants Ends in Hung Jury
After the jury deadlocked, prosecutors must decide by July 2 whether to re-try Scott Warren, who is accused of helping undocumented immigrants with humanitarian aid, which he claims his religious beliefs require.
