President Obama has chosen Sonia Sotomayor, from the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals to take the seat of retiring Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court. Brent Walker notes the difficulty in replacing Souter's strong record on religious liberty: "More...
Last week, the National Press Club hosted a debate on “Politics in the Pulpit” featuring Barry Lynn of Americans United, and law professors Donald Tobin, Douglas Laycock, and Benjamin Bull of the Alliance Defense Fund. The question was framed this way:Does...
Liberty University is a tax-exempt religious school, prohibited by IRS non-profit regulations from engaging in political campaigns for or against candidates. But Jerry Falwell's institution has caused a storm by banning the student Democrats organization from...
At the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, church-state experts Robert Tuttle and Ira Lupu discuss the ramifications of current and pending same-sex marriage laws and religious exemptions on potential legal conflicts, in "A Clash of Rights? " The...
The Blog of Legal Times reports that Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member, Jeff Sessions (R-AL) cites concern over Hamilton's Indiana House prayer decision in asking for additional time before a committee vote on his nomination to the 7th Circuit...
In the new issue of Report From the Capital, Baptist Joint Committee director Brent Walker examines the early church-state indications of the Obama Administration. What can be said about its church-state record at this early but highly symbolic juncture? A lot has...
