Western Michigan University mandated vaccinations for participation in team sports (but not for students generally); it said religious exemption requests would be available on a case-by-case basis; but then apparently categorically denied them.
Justices have mostly demurred on the question of whether anti-discrimination laws trump religious freedom.
The same logic would apply to Orthodox Jewish women, and to men who wear religious headgear,
I coauthored it with Kevin Cope (University of Virginia) and Alex Stremitzer (UCLA/ETH Zurich)
But the decision turns heavily on Louisiana law, and on the nature of this particular set of rules.
A new law allows cash-strapped districts to send students to private religious schools.
Religious families aren’t the only ones seeking escape from endless curriculum wars.
The market was conducted on city streets, managed by the city, and open to the public.
Opposed by LGBT and pro-choice advocacy groups, the measure allows doctors to refuse to perform treatments on moral grounds
We can thank judges who were prepared to enforce constitutional limits on public health powers.
Plus: Georgia's voting roll purge draws media hype, Florida's drug law hypocrisy, and more...
No justices disagreed, but Alito, Gorsuch, and Thomas object that the majority is sidestepping a debate over when laws can overrule religious beliefs.
The outcome of today's Fulton v. City of Philadelphia.
A new decision from the Georgia Court of Appeals.
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