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Religious Expression
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Family Law Prof Blog
Ultra-Orthodox Judaism and Custody
By Family Law
From The Washington Post:A very interesting decision handed down Wednesday by a New York appellate court (Weisberger v. Weisberger). Note that, of course, though this case involves ultra-Orthodox Judaism, similar…
Labor Days
Banning Visible Political, Philosophical or Religious Signs in the European Workplace – Does Your Policy Need Updating?
The highest court of the European Union recently issued two judgments allowing employers to ban the visible wearing of political, philosophical or religious signs at the workplace (Judgment of the…
The Right Coast
Why do you attend church? Gallup found some unexpected answers « Hot Air
While Catholics and Protestants attach roughly the same level of importance to the social and ancillary aspects of church membership, they differ when it comes to what s most important.…
The Right Coast
Why do you attend church? Gallup found some unexpected answers « Hot Air
While Catholics and Protestants attach roughly the same level of importance to the social and ancillary aspects of church membership, they differ when it comes to what s most important.…
The Right Coast
Why Pope Francis is right to revisit the new Mass translation | America Magazine
This much everyone should agree on: The church s greatest prayer should not depend on awkward, literal compositions that would earn poor marks in any high school English (or theology)…
Fair Housing Defense
Here Come the Holidays: What to do about Decorations in Apartment Communities?
Thanksgiving is in the rear view mirror. Christmas, Hanukkah, and other holidays will be here sooner than we think. A great time for kids and families. Santa Claus. Christmas trees.…
RLUIPA Defense Blog
$1.7 Million Settlement with DOJ and CAIR-MI
By Evan Seeman, John Peloso, Dwight Merriam, Guest Contributor
In 2011, Pittsfield Charter Township denied, allegedly without deliberation, Michigan Islamic Academy’s (“MIA”) application to rezone a 26 acre parcel (the “Property”) to allow the development of a pre-K through…
Animal Law Update
United Poultry Concerns Tries to Stop Kaporos (Again)
For at least the third year in a row, United Poultry Concerns (UPC) the animal rights nonprofit "promoting the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl," filed a lawsuit…
The Right Coast
How the Percentage of Americans Who Go to Church Every Week Is Changing – The Atlantic
Finally, and perhaps most interestingly, the country seems to be split in half in terms of how often people get to services. Roughly 51 percent of Americans say they go…
RLUIPA Defense Blog
Sewer Connection Must Be By The Least Restrictive Means
By Evan Seeman, Dwight Merriam, Guest Contributor
Barbara L. Yoder and Joseph I. Yoder (“Owners”) own a home in Sugar Grove Township, Pennsylvania (“Township”), which has a mandatory sewer connection ordinance (the “Ordinance”), requiring connection to the…