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Kara Loewentheil

Kara Loewentheil is the Director of the Public Rights/Private Conscience Project and a Research Fellow at Columbia Law School. She has held academic and litigation fellowships at Yale Law School and the Center for Reproductive Rights, and from 2008 to 2010 she clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She regularly writes and speaks about religious accommodations and sexual and reproductive rights across the country.

Kara Loewentheil, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderNovember 9, 2015

Will SCOTUS Call the “Bluff” of Religious Liberty Activists?

By Kara Loewentheil

If the announcement that the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s…

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Kara Loewentheil, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderOctober 20, 2015

It’s Not the Thought that Counts: Tragic Case Highlights Flaws in “Religious Liberty” Debate

By Kara Loewentheil

We hear a lot about the ways that religious exemptions impact the divisive cultural issues…

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We Shouldn’t Be Surprised Francis Met with Kim Davis
(A)theologies, Kara Loewentheil, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderOctober 1, 2015

We Shouldn’t Be Surprised Francis Met with Kim Davis

By Kara Loewentheil

When Pope Francis came to New York last week traffic came to a standstill. But traffic…

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(A)theologies, Kara Loewentheil, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Science & Technology, Sexuality/GenderFebruary 2, 2015

Anti-Vaxxers Illustrate Danger of Overly Broad Religious Freedom Laws

By Kara Loewentheil

In case you haven’t heard, the measles are back. In a big way. Cases of…

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Kara Loewentheil, OMFG, Politics/Law, Sexuality/GenderJanuary 23, 2015

Is Refusal to Write Anti-Gay Cake Message a Violation of Religious Freedom?

By Kara Loewentheil

Denver, Colorado can feel like an alternate universe for a lot of reasons, but now…

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Kara Loewentheil, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD BlogJanuary 22, 2015

Muslim Beard Decision was a Boost for “Religious Liberty” Advocates

By Kara Loewentheil

The Supreme Court issued its opinion in Holt on Tuesday, holding that prison regulations that prevented a…

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Kara Loewentheil, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderDecember 31, 2014

3 Religious Exemption Cases to Look For in 2015

By Kara Loewentheil

We already know that 2014 was a big year for religious exemption cases, from the…

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Kara Loewentheil, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderDecember 25, 2014

5 Silliest Religious Exemptions Cases in 2014

By Kara Loewentheil

2014 was the year that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) made a comeback, and…

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Kara Loewentheil, OMFG, Politics/Law, RD Blog, Sexuality/GenderNovember 19, 2014

What do Crystal Meth and Contraception Have In Common?

By Kara Loewentheil

Is meth the new peyote? A woman arrested in Oklahoma recently for possession of methamphetamine…

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Kara Loewentheil, RD BlogOctober 29, 2014

What if Courts Considered Sincerity of “Religious Freedom” Litigants?

By Kara Loewentheil

If I didn’t know better I would think that an establishment called The Hitching Post…

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