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Establishment Clause
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Religion Clause
Recent Articles of Interest
From SSRN:Jason Scott Palmer, Emotional Intelligence and Homophobia, (Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 54, Forthcoming). Nathan S. Chapman, Forgotten Federal-Missionary Partnerships: New Light on the Establishment Clause . (December 2, 2019).…
Religion Clause
Court Refuses To Dismiss Challenge To Nativity Scene
In Woodring v. Jackson County, Indiana, (SD IN, Sept. 30, 2019), an Indiana federal district court refused to dismiss an Establishment Clause challenge to a nativity scene that is placed on…
Supreme Court Update
Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc. (06-157), Federal Election Comm’n [FEC] v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. [WRTL] (06-969), Morse v. Frederick (06-278)
Greetings, Court Fans! We're back with more summaries. Today's group includes three cases from Monday involving the First Amendment that all came out essentially 5-4, with the conservatives taking the…
Supreme Court Update
McCreary County, Kentucky v. ACLU of Kentucky (03-1693), Van Orden v. Perry (03-1500) and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster (04-480)
Greetings, Court fans! The Court released all of its remaining opinions today, leaving us with some real blockbusters. We'll address the Ten Commandment cases and Grokster (the file-sharing case) now…
Supreme Court Update
Order List
Greetings, Court Fans! The October 2004 Session is in full swing and the Court granted cert in eight additional cases yesterday. Two of those cases involve challenges to the…
Supreme Court Update
Order List
Greetings, Court Fans! You'll be happy to know that today's update is short and sweet -- the Court issued no opinions today, just an order list. We do expect the…
Religion Clause
3rd Circuit Upholds Cross On County Seal
In one of the first cases to rely on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in June rejecting an Establishment Clause challenge to the 94-year old Bladensburg Cross, the U.S. 3rd…
Mauck & Baker Blog
Are We Done Taking God Out of Government?
By Mauck Baker
Written by Sorin A. LeahuIs the law settled when it comes to eliminating religious symbols from public places? Or are we still awaiting a case with broader implications for religious…
Religion Clause
11th Circuit: County’s Invocation Policy Violates Establishment Clause
In Williamson v. Brevard County, (11th Cir., July 8, 2019), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the method used by the Brevard County, Florida Board of County Commissioners…
Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
Supreme Court Rules That Cross Monument Can Remain, Despite Religious Meaning
[caption id="attachment_2637" align="alignleft" width="300"] The Bladensburg cross. Source: The Humanist.[/caption] In a widely-anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled late last month that a large concrete cross located on public…