Retiring Justice John Paul Stevens wrote a dissenting opinion (pp. 40-65) in yesterday's Salazar v. Buono ruling (pdf), joined by Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor. In my view, the District Court was right to enforce its prior judgment by enjoining Congress’...
One of the most troubling aspects of the Mojave Cross case's Supreme Court phase was the government's contention that because plaintiff Frank Buono, as a Christian, was not offended by the cross generally, he could not challenge this government display. The...
Written by Don Byrd
A Florida Appeals Court has asked the state's Supreme Court to answer "whether the no-aid provision in…the Florida Constitution prohibits the state from contracting for the provision of necessary social services by religious or sectarian...
Yesterday the 5th Circuit heard oral arguments in a case involving the firing of Texas' science education director, Christina Comer. The head of the state's education agency dismissed Comer for forwarding an e-mail advertising a lecture seen as...
