LGBTQ Equality Pendulum “Abruptly” Swinging Back as Religious Exemptions Gain Victories
As the U.S. Supreme Court continues to mull the arguments of a baker who on…
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The Religious Case Against Religious Discrimination in Cakeshop Case
It might be tempting to think that Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—the upcoming…
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The Subway Sandwich Artist Argument; When “Religious Freedom” Isn’t About Religious Freedom
Consider this faintly ridiculous hypothetical: I am in line at my local Subway sandwich shop,…
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Trump’s DOJ Wants Constitutional Protection for Wedding Cakes, Not LGBT People
Nine months into Donald Trump’s presidency, it should surprise no one to learn that his…
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What’s So Troubling About Funding a Playground? How Trinity Lutheran Undermines the First Amendment
On Monday, the Supreme Court took a dramatically new approach to the First Amendment, though…
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The “Religious Freedom” President is Gutting the Rest of the 1st Amendment
For all his talk of protecting religious freedom, one of the First Amendment’s five sacred…
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Mississippi’s Gov. Bryant Resorts To Far-Fetched Analogy To Defend Anti-LGBT HB 1523
According to Bryant, the carve-outs in HB 1523 are no different than federal laws protecting pacifists from military conscription.
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Mississippi Religious Lib Law Violates First Amendment and Shuts Out Religious Progressives
As I predicted after the first two lawsuits were filed against Mississippi’s House Bill 1523,…
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Will “Do No Harm Act” Do Any Good in Religious Lib Battle?
Two Democratic congressmen this week introduced the “Do No Harm Act,” a proposed amendment to…
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“Excruciatingly Different” Mississippi Religious Lib Law Specifies Beliefs
The Mississippi “religious liberty” law that will soon allow public officials to refuse service to…
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