The Baptist Joint Committee released a statement following yesterday's Supreme Court ruling in Sossamon v Texas. A majority opinion written by Justice Thomas determined that a key religious freedom law (RLUIPA) does not leave states vulnerable to monetary damage...
The Supreme Court has released its decision in Sossamon v. Texas. By a 6-2 vote (Justice Kagan did not participate), the court ruled that the State of Texas is not liable for monetary damages after violating the religious freedom rights of inmates under RLUIPA. At...
The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a community-based partnership initiative in conjunction with the White House's Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. “In the history of this nation, faith communities and neighborhood groups...
Via Religion Clause, the US Senate last week finally confirmed Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook to be the country's International Ambassador at Large for Religious Freedom. President Obama was heavily criticized first for leaving the position vacant for as long as he did,...
The Supreme Court today declined to hear the case of Kentucky Baptist Homes v Pedreira. That decision leaves intact the 6th Circuit's ruling that as state taxpayers (but not as federal taxpayers), plaintiffs indeed have standing to challenge government...
