The New Theocrats Are Neither Conservative Nor Christian
By rejecting classical liberalism, Sohrab Ahmari and his ilk deny the dignity of the human person.
By rejecting classical liberalism, Sohrab Ahmari and his ilk deny the dignity of the human person.
In which First Things throws a temper tantrum
Such a repeal wouldn't violate the Constitution, the opinion says (correctly, I think).
Not the sort of reasoning that's supposed to appear in American court opinions.
Director Penny Lane chronicles the rise of the Satanic Temple, a group that combines theatrical stunts with political activism.
The group takes its First Amendment crusade to a public park in Minnesota.
Director Penny Lane chronicles the rise of the Satanic Temple, a group that combines theatrical stunts with political activism.
He's promising voters protection from made-up threats instead of prosperity.
So holds the Third Circuit, though in a narrow opinion.
The Appellate Court of Illinois reverses a trial court decision that deferred to a Muslim divorce from India.
Is referring to someone as an "Easter worshipper" really an attempt to minimize their Christian identity?
A Pennsylvania court decision said they can (though relying on cases generally allowing restrictions on Public Trial Clause and First Amendment trial access rights in the interest of preventing embarrassment to witnesses).
The answer is no, despite conservatives' claims to the contrary. But that does not entirely resolve questions about the wisdom of the policy.
Equal treatment under the law can mean everyone is treated equally poorly
The court held that plaintiffs' sexual harassment claims (under Title IX) and religious objection claims (under the Illinois RFRA and under the Free Exercise Clause) could go forward, at least for now.
Should Israel negotiate with Hamas and Fatah, or are they unwavering enemies in a protracted struggle?
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 last night to grant Patrick Murphy's petition for a stay.
The facts of this case are very similar to those of Dunn v. Ray, a recent ruling in which the Justice let the execution proceed, and thereby attracted a firestorm of criticism.
The president of the American Enterprise Institute says we need to reboot politics and that libertarians may hold the key.
The Alexandria City Council voted to approve the butchery's special-use permit.
A fight in England between educators and Muslims shows the need for more school choice, not control.
"I want you to know that and I want you to feel that deep inside-49 people died because of the rhetoric that you put out there."
The suspected shooter is in custody.
Both sides agree to stand down. First Amendment precedents were on the baker's side.
Tax exemptions are an argument for treating churches like other tax-exempt nonprofits, not for specially excluding them from benefits available to such nonprofits.
The alternatives suggested by defenders of the monument do not seem much better.
Islam contains concepts or practices that express religious freedom in a significant way but that fall short of a full and broadly respected human right of religious freedom.
The challenge to a World War I memorial in Maryland illustrates the confusion caused by the Supreme Court's Establishment Clause cases.
Let's look at real Muslim countries.
For his new book, Timothy Carney toured parts of the country that are working and parts that are not. What he found is deeply disturbing.
There's so much wrong with her argument.
The justices were wrong to reject a religious discrimination claim in a case where a person sentenced to death was not allowed access to a Muslim cleric at the moment of death. But the decision was not the result of anti-Muslim bigotry.
The Alabama prison allows a Christian chaplain in the execution chamber to pray with death row inmates, but it refused to let an imam inside.
The University of Iowa revoked credentials from Business Leaders in Christ for setting sex and marriage requirements for its leaders.
The Council of Europe's new resolution about Sharia at home and abroad.
A Michigan appellate court correctly enforces a Muslim couple's "mahr" agreement, entered at the time of the couple's marriage and calling for the husband to pay certain funds to the wife -- it's a valid contract, enforceable under secular law, regardless of its religious motivation.
A police official said "manner in which the phrase had been spoken was key ... and added police officers would have acted in the same way if someone had run around a local square swearing loudly"; but the man denies he was shouting.
The conservative justices listed a key factor preventing them from hearing the case.
Four conservative Justices (Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh) so suggested in an opinion today -- and Justice Breyer had taken a similar view 20 years ago.