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Showing posts with label religious liberty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label religious liberty. Show all posts
Thursday, February 16, 2017

From the Austin American-Statesman: Texas conservatives launch next fight on religious liberty

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More evidence of Texas' traditionalistic political culture. This sets up a constitutional conflict: The First Amendment vs the Equal Pro...
Friday, September 30, 2016

From the Pew Research Center: Where the Public Stands on Religious Liberty vs. Nondiscrimination - Two-thirds say employers should provide birth control in insurance plans, but public is split over same-sex wedding services and use of public bathrooms by transgender people

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The battle between the equal protection and free exercise clauses continues to rage. - Click here for the article . The U.S. public expres...
Saturday, September 17, 2016

From the New Yorker: Colin Kaepernick and a Landmark Supreme Court Case

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For 2305 - the right to not be coerced to make displays of patriotism was only established by the Supreme Court in the 1940s. It features...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

What is a "sincerely held religious belief?"

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It's the term used to what a law cannot violate. - such as the ACA's contraception requirement - but its a bit vague and tough to de...

From the Federalist: How RFRA Works, Explained In One Chart

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- Click here for the accompanying article .
Monday, June 13, 2016

From Atlantic Video: Can Religious Freedom and LGBT Rights Co-Exist?

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Worth a look in class - click here for it .
Thursday, March 31, 2016

USA Today: Religious liberty vs. civil rights: A balancing act

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Rights and liberties conflict. Here's the latest: Recent push backs against the expansion of civil rights - notably to gays and lesbians...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Zubik v. Burwell

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The latest on the birth control mandate in the ACA. - Scotusblog: Zubik v. Burwell . Issue: Whether the HHS contraceptive-coverage mandate...
Thursday, February 4, 2016

From the Texas Tribune: Cheerleader Case Can Proceed, State Supreme Court Rules

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This smells like a potential US Supreme Court case. It concerns whether the breakaway banners cheerleaders in Kountze High School created fo...
Thursday, December 31, 2015

From Reason: 2015: The Year in Religious Liberty Controversies

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Expect questions about the establishment and free exercise clauses. This article should put these in contemporary context. - Click here for ...
Thursday, November 5, 2015

The Texas Supreme Court weighs arguments on the rights of home-schoolers

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The extent of religious liberty is back before the court, this time wrapped up in a case involving home schooling. The courts have dealt wi...
Tuesday, October 6, 2015

From the Texas Tribune: Lawmakers Jump into Tussle Over God's Trust

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Reminds me a bit of the Kim Davis controversy. It goes beyond the religious views of an individual by involving a governing entity. This mak...
Sunday, September 13, 2015

Two important national laws related to religious liberty

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Drawing the line between religious liberty and the neutral application of general laws has been tricky recently. The following two laws were...

About week 4's "critical thinking" written assignment

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You'll see this posted in Blackboard also - thought I'd add it here so we can discuss this in class. The ongoing controversy invol...
Monday, September 7, 2015

Regarding Kim Davis

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Davis is the Clerk of Rowan County Kentucky who has been in the news for refusing to issue marriage license to same sex couples - or anyone ...
Friday, June 5, 2015

Is there a religious right to grow a beard?

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According to every Justice on the Supreme Court - yes. - Click here for the decision . At least one 2305 student will be looking at the case...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Does religious liberty protect racial discrimination?

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No, at least not since the 1982 case of Bob Jones University v. U.S. Here's background. - Oyez Project . - Wikipedia . - Legal In...
Friday, April 3, 2015

Best Law Review Article Title Ever: UP IN SMOKE: THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT AND FEDERAL MARIJUANA PROSECUTIONS

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- Click here to access it . Vox refers to it to explain why RFRA will probably not let you start a marijuana church - unless you are Rastafa...
Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Regarding "Employment Division v Smith"

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We caught up on this case in 2306 Monday because this lead to the passage of the national Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which wa...
Sunday, March 29, 2015

In the States: Religious Freedom vs GLBT Civil Rights

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One of the big news items this week regards Indiana's passage of a "religious freedom restoration act" and the backlash agains...