The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, 5-4, in National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra, holding NIFLA is likely to succeed on its claim that a California state law that forced pro-life pregnancy centers to point the way to abortion is...
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order to ‘grant, vacate, and remand’ the case of Washington florist, Barronelle Stutzman. Their order follows a decision in the similar case of Christian cake artist, Jack Phillips. In Jack’s case, the Court found “clear and...
Now that the Supreme Court has released its decision in the case of Jack Phillips, experts have been analyzing the potential impact of the opinion. One case in particular that stands out in the religious liberty discussion is that of Baronelle Stutzman...
Today, the United States Supreme Court upheld Jack Phillip’s freedom to peacefully live and work consistently with his beliefs by rejecting a biased and hostile ruling from the Colorado Civil Rights Commission that violated the Free Exercise Clause. Tolerance...
Late last night, the Kansas Legislature passed the Adoption Protection Act, making Kansas the ninth state to protect the right of faith-based adoption agencies to continue their good work. Kansas followed Oklahoma, which also passed a similar measure yesterday. Eric...
A common argument against broad religious freedom protections is that if we extend protections to some religious actions, we must extend them to all religious actions. It seems the primary questions surrounding this contentious issue are: 1) Does the Constitution...
