Aug 12, 2014 | The Magazine |
Decision and later action in a nonprofit case spark responses By Religion News Service with BJC Staff Reports The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 30 that a for-profit arts-and-crafts store chain does not have to offer health insurance coverage for types of birth control...
Aug 12, 2014 | Latest News, The Magazine, Walker Reflections |
By Executive Director J. Brent Walker There is much to criticize in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in the consolidated cases of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Burwell. The five-member majority gave short shrift to the...
Aug 12, 2014 | Hollman Report, Latest News, The Magazine |
By General Counsel K. Hollyn Hollman The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 Hobby Lobby decision has generated more interest in religious liberty law than any other decision in decades. As is typical of cases with lengthy opinions by a closely divided Court, it is subject...
Aug 12, 2014 | Latest News, The Magazine |
By Cherilyn Crowe The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty continues to advocate that taxpayer funds should not be used in a way that advances or promotes religion, and that fundamental fairness requires protecting against discrimination in government-funded...
