Topic
Religious Expression
144 published works
Future Lawyer
Why Church Attendance Is Falling.
By rickgeorges
I figured out why I don't want to go to Church anymore. No motorcycles, no dogs, no photography, no smoking, talking, drinking, running, cell phones, hats, and several other things…
Food Safety News
FSA considers rule change for meat during Muslim holiday
A Food Standards Agency (FSA) consultation is looking at changing the rules around the sale of meat during a religious festival. Qurbani is a religious practice that takes place during…
Religion Clause
Street Preacher Gets Injunction Against Ordinance Limiting Microphones
In Miller v. City of Excelsior, Minnesota, (D MN, Aug. 2, 2022), a Minnesota federal district court granted a preliminary injunction against enforcement of a city's ordinance on amplified sound…
Collegiate & Professional Sports Law Blog
U.S. Supreme Court: School District Cannot Fire Coach for Personal Religious Observance After Games
The U.S. Supreme Court has held in favor of a former high school football coach in western Washington who lost his job after kneeling to pray on the 50-yard line…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Rules in Favor of Praying Football Coach
Steven D. Schwinn, University of Illinois Chicago School of LawThe Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District that a public-school district violated the Free Exercise and…
Religion Clause
Supreme Court Upholds Football Coach’s Prayer Rights; Repudiates the "Lemon Test"
In Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, (Sup. Ct., June 27, 2022), the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, held that a school district violated the First Amendment's Free Speech and…
Religion Clause
9th Circuit: Oak Flat Land Exchange Did Not Substantially Burden Apache Religious Exercise
In Apache Stronghold v. United States, (9th Cir., June 24, 2022), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, held that a proposed federal government land exchange…
The Right Coast
SCOTUS watch: Fantasy land, Washington v Washington, and a big win for religious expression in education HotAir
We didn t get Dobbs or Bruen today, but we did get a legit headliner decision from the Supreme Court while shaving another five cases off the backlog. In a closely watched case argued…
Religion Clause
Biden Issues Greetings To Buddhists Celebrating Vesak
Earlier this week, President Biden issued a Statement (full text) extending warm wishes to Buddhists in the United States and around the world celebrating Vesak. The Statement says in part:This…
Religion Clause
Suit Says Border Agents Questioned Muslims About Their Religious Practices
Suit was filed yesterday in a California federal district court by three Muslim Americans who claim that they were asked religiously intrusive questions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents…