How and Why do Local Governments Continue to Pile up Legal Bills Defending Church-State Lawsuits?
“What might tempt a small Michigan town to fight a battle that the courts have already decided it cannot win?” Eric Seidel of Religion News Service
Utah Senator Retools, Reintroduces Controversial First Amendment Defense Act
After failing to get the bill out of committee in 2015, Senator Mike Lee is reintroducing the First Amendment Defense Act, with some changes.
MA Supreme Court Orders Halt to Grant Preserving Church’s Stained Glass Window
Written by Don Byrd State law protecting the separation of church and state likely forbids a historic preservation grant issued for the purpose of preserving the stained glass window of a church sanctuary, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled last week, overturning a...6th Circuit: RFRA Does Not Shield Business from EEOC Enforcement
Does a business owner have a religious liberty right under RFRA to avoid federal employment nondiscrimination laws? The Sixth Circuit says no in a case involving a transgender funeral home employee.
LATimes: Weakening Johnson Amendment a “Bad Idea”
The LATimes rebuts the key arguments of those who would weaken the Johnson Amendment and explains why the protections against politicization do not “silence” clergy as some falsely claim.
