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Religious Expression
144 published works
Religion Clause
9th Circuit Denies En Banc Review Of Football Coach’s Challenge To Dismissal For On-Field Prayer
In Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, (9th Cir., July 19, 2021), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a sua sponte request for a rehearing en banc in the case of…
Future Lawyer
Does God Care Whether We Pray In Latin?
By rickgeorges
Pope Francis Bans Old Latin Mass. The older I get, the more I realize that neither ordination nor being a Pope means that you can tell other human beings whether…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Rebuffs Plaintiffs’ Effort to Halt California’s COVID Restrictions Based on Free Exercise
Steven D. Schwinn, University of Illinois Chicago School of LawThe Ninth Circuit yesterday denied plaintiffs' motion for an emergency injunction pending appeal to halt California's COVID restrictions as applied to…
Religion Clause
President Biden Issues Statement On Ash Wednesday
Yesterday President Joe Biden issued a Statement on Ash Wednesday (full text), saying in part:As we enter into the season of Lent, we know this moment of repentance, reflection, and…
Religion Clause
9th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In Case of High School Coach Who Prayed At 50-Yard Line
Earlier this week (Jan. 25), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. (Audio, Video of full oral arguments.) In the case, a…
Religion Clause
Consent Decree Ends Religious Practices In Tennessee School District
Earlier this week, a Tennessee federal district court issued a consent decree in Butler v. Smith County Board of Education, (MD TN, Sept. 14, 2020), enjoining various religious practices in the…
The Right Coast
Sanhedrin Petitions to Govt to Blow Shofar on Temple Mount for First Time Since Temple Destruction – Breaking Israel News | Latest News. Biblical Perspective.
A petition is currently being considered by Prime Minister which, if accepted, will permit a Jew to blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanna on the Temple Mount. Since the first…
Religion Clause
Recent Articles of Interest
From SSRN: Ibrahim Adewumi Adeyemi, Comparative Analysis of Capital Punishment in the Hadd Offence of Riddah Vis-a-Vis the Offence of Espionage, (August 15, 2018). Loren F. Selznick, Mangers and Turbans:…
Zalma on Insurance
Passover and Easter Are Coming
By Barry Zalma
A Passover Seder for the American Family Every father is called upon to celebrate Passover and explain the history of the Exodus from Egypt 3000 years ago to their children…
Religion Clause
High School Football Coach’s Complaint Over On-Field Prayer Ban Is Dismissed
In Kennedy v. Bremerton Schoool District, (W WA, March 5, 2020), a Washington federal district court dismissed 1st Amendment ant Title VII claims by a high school football coach who was…