How Indiana’s New RFRA Expands the Federal RFRA
Over the weekend, Indiana’s Republican Governor, Mike Pence, insisted that the new Religious Freedom Restoration…
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Religious Exemptions and the New Non-Culture Wars
I’ve been writing over the past couple of weeks about a split between Republican evangelicals (and,…
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“No” to Gay Means “No” to AA: Why the “Sandbox” Argument is Misleading
In a story that hasn’t yet been widely picked up in the national media, a…
Read MoreObama’s Next Contraception Coverage Accommodation Won’t Satisfy Litigants
The Obama administration plans to tweak its accommodation under the Affordable Care Act for religious…
Read MoreThe Real Strategy Behind Hobby Lobby We’ll See Going Forward
In the following clip from The Posner Show, Sarah and Columbia Law School’s Kara Loewentheil discuss how…
Read MoreHobby Lobby Does Not Compel Anti-LGBT Religious Exemption, Legal Scholars Tell Obama
Over 50 legal scholars have signed a letter organized by the Columbia Law School Center for Gender…
Read MoreACLU, LGBT Rights Groups Drop ENDA Support Over Religious Exemption
The American Civil Liberties Union, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Lambda Legal, the National…
Read More100 Religious Leaders to Obama: No Religious Exemption in ENDA Executive Order
One hundred religious leaders from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and interfaith organizations have signed a letter…
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Hobby Lobby Case Isn’t Really About Contraception
This “religious freedom” battle headed to the Supreme Court is largely about abortion, though it’s based on the US Catholic Bishops’ efforts to exploit a small gap in the science that’s long past.
Read MoreDecoding Romney on Contraception
Obama’s economic framing throws him off religious freedom track.
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