Even church-state advocates got in on the 100-day evaluation of the new President. AU's Joseph Conn gives Obama mostly high marks – with some policy areas still to be determined. One of the best things about the new administration, he seems to be saying, is...
Despite being the primary issue raised in opposition to his nomination, the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing today yielded no exchanges on church-state issues with Judge David Hamilton (nor for that matter with the other appellate nominee in the...
Calling the current state of debate a "stalemate", the Center for American Progress hosted an event Tuesday on "The Question of Conscience". CAP's panel – which included Melissa Rogers and Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite –...
When broadcast news organizations try to tackle a church-state problem, I'm of two minds about it: gratified for the attention given to the issue, but nervous that the constitutional questions won't get a fair or accurate portrayal. In its story on the...
As ranking member on the Judiciary Committee, Arlen Specter has been a key voice for several years in determining which federal judicial nominations move through the process and which do not. Now that he has switched parties, and that central committee is poised to...
