Michael Kessler proposes 6 questions President Obama should ask potential Supreme Court nominees related to religion and the First Amendment. Here's a portion of #5: How would you resolve the conflict between the First Amendment's protection of religious...
Earlier, I posted about a same-sex marriage law passed by the New Hampshire legislature, and indicated that the state followed Vermont's lead in adding significant explicit religious liberty protections. Apparently, they did not follow Vermont's lead quite to...
The new issue of Christianity Today includes a profile of the new Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships director, Joshua Dubois. As far as I'm concerned, 2 things jumped out as an improvement over the role of the Faith-Based Office in the last...
In oral arguments yesterday, Judge Diane Wood "dominated" questioning in an appeal alleging religious discrimination. As I posted earlier this week, Wood – widely rumored to be on President Obama's short list to replace retiring Supreme Court...
A Senate Committee is holding a hearing today on the future of school vouchers in the District of Columbia. Long-time voucher proponent Senator Lieberman's appears to have a sympathetic panel lined up to argue for the continuation of the program in front of the...
Rather than ruling immediately, the Michigan Supreme Court will take some time to consider concerns raised about a proposed rule that would prohibit witnesses from wearing head coverings like the Muslim niqab. At a hearing today, citizens and civil liberty groups...
