Religious Freedom’s Tenuous 21st-Century Foothold
At no point in the recent history of the United States has our freedom of religious belief looked so fragile — and this despite the fact that the Trump administration has shown an unusually strong commitment to preserving that freedom.
The dangers of elected officials applying litmus tests in selecting judges
Democrats turned nomination hearings into a brutal spectacle
Our Conscience Rights Extend Beyond the Church Parking Lot
COMMENTARY: Our robustly defended conscience rights, essential to a pluralistic society, are under relentless attack from secularists and progressives. And things are only going to get worse.
US Religious-Liberty Policy Has Worldwide Consequences
If America loses its enthusiasm for defending religious liberty, what are the implications for religious believers now being horribly persecuted all over the world?
Supreme Court Session in Review: A Wake-Up Call for Catholics
An in-depth look at the court’s 2019-2020 term reveals some implications for Catholics — not to mention the rule of law — that are profoundly worrisome.
Supreme Court Confirms Catholic Schools Have Right to Self-Governance
The 7-2 decision in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru rules that the First Amendment protects a Catholic school’s right to decide who imparts the faith to the next generation without the government second-guessing those decisions.
Espinoza Ends State-Sanctioned Religious Discrimination in Education
Montana parents like Randi Meyer had something to celebrate Tuesday. In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the Supreme Court toppled a barrier that for more than a century has handicapped Catholic schools in Montana and other states and discriminated against parents like Randi searching for a better education for their kids.
Supreme Court Upholds Dangerous ‘Precedent’ in Louisiana Abortion Case
The court in June Medical continues a carve-out exception on the standing issue by permitting the abortion industry to challenge reasonable regulation under the guise of vindicating the “rights” of the women.
SCOTUS Ruling Opens Floodgate to Sex Orientation Discrimination Lawsuits
After 6-3 Bostock decision, bathrooms and locker rooms, women’s sports, campus housing, employment by religious organizations and healthcare – all are fodder for those asserting a legal claim based on the high court’s latest interpretation of Title VII
Sharonell Fulton, et al. v. City of Philadelphia Is Going to the Supreme Court
Does the Constitution safeguard religious organizations with a traditional view of marriage that participate in our nation’s social safety-net programs?