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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The Most Ominous Promises Jeff Sessions Just Made to ADF Attorneys
It took a few days and a series of FOIA requests, but Attorney General Jeff…
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What Muslim Ban? A Religious Liberty Hearing in the Trump Era
Today, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the “State of Religious Liberty…
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ACLU’s Religious Freedom Suit Against Trump Order: “Gerrymandered to Target Muslims”
President Trump’s controversial travel ban is “religiously gerrymandered to target Muslims,” says ACLU senior staff attorney Heather Weaver.
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Irony Watch: Trump’s Travel Ban Violates Religious Freedom Act According to ACLU Lawsuit
Tearing a page from the “religious liberty” playbook, the ACLU contends that Trump’s travel ban violates core constitutional principles—and, crucially, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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With the Death of One of the Last Three Shakers, an American Religious Tradition Takes a Step Closer to Extinction
For the Shakers, God’s gender was always understood as dualistic, as containing both the masculine and the feminine, and leadership was often matriarchal.
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How Long Before Trump Claims ‘Religious Freedom’ to Avoid Paying Taxes?
The existing evidence suggests Trump is a master at avoiding paying what he owes.
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Don’t Be Fooled By Trump’s Acceptance of Marriage Equality: Here’s What to Expect
“Religious freedom” is a tactic that has worked for powerful straight white men for centuries—why switch it up now?
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Does “Religious Freedom” Deserve Scare Quotes?
This new, mutant form of “religious liberty” does indeed deserve scare quotes.
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A majority of Americans support employee access to contraception through workplace-provided insurance.
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