Here’s What the Court Didn’t Decide in Masterpiece
By now we’ve all learned that the U.S. Supreme Court decided the Masterpiece Cakeshop case in…
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Gaining Except-ance: Army Chaplain Who Says “I Don’t” to Same-Sex Wedding Should Not Be Reprimanded
In 2013, as the U.S. Supreme Court was deciding U.S. v. Windsor, the case that…
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The Tragedy of Religious Freedom
There has been a lot of talk lately about religious exemptions—legal arrangements that excuse individuals…
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We Regret to Inform You That You Do Not Mirror the Holy Family
Imagine a congregation—maybe even a whole denomination—that’s raising money from its members in order to…
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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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GOP Education Bill Would Radically Rewrite Religious Freedom and License Virtually Any Form of Discrimination
Consider for a moment this chilling hypothetical. Imagine that the day after last summer’s white…
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Clergy May Soon Find Taxes Soaring As Result of an Under-the-Radar Ruling
Relatively little fanfare accompanied U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb’s ruling in October that a tax…
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Dog Whistles and Holes in the Masterpiece Cakeshop Arguments?
If nothing else, Tuesday’s oral arguments in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case make clear that the ghosts of…
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What Masterpiece Cakeshop Oral Arguments Suggest About the Future of LGBT Discrimination
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this morning in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights…
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What Justice Gorsuch’s Record Suggests About the Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments December 5 in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil…
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