Written by Don Byrd
Just hours after Missouri voters approved a troubling constitutional amendment on Tuesday, the state’s ACLU office filed suit in federal court challenging a very specific element of the broad measure on behalf of prisoners. …
Written by Don Byrd
Missouri voters head to the polls today to decide on a controversial amendment to the state’s Constitution. Among other things, the measure would give broad powers of refusal to students who object to an assignment on religious grounds, and purports to allow government entities the right to include sectarian prayer in official events, despite Supreme Court rulings suggesting otherwise.
Written by Don Byrd
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon today vetoed a bill that attempts to exempt any business from the requirement to provide contraception coverage in health insurance if the practice violated the employer’s religious beliefs. I say “attempts to” because …