On Wednesday at 2:30, according to the Senate Judiciary Committee's website, Judge David Hamilton will have his confirmation hearing. Hamilton was nominated by President Obama to fill a vacancy on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, and is sure to have many...
In an op-ed for the USAToday, Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett argues that the Supreme Court should use the upcoming Mojave Cross case as an opportunity to set the record straight on governmental religious displays. More specifically, he wants the court to...
A district judge in Texas upheld the state's pledge as constitutional in a ruling on Thursday. Public school parent David Wallace Croft challenged the phrase "under God", but on the heels of the 5th Circuit's recent ruling in support of the moment of...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he is one vote shy of the number he needs to pass the new omnibus appropriations bill. Among those he is targeting are Senators who want an amendment to extend DC's school voucher program, which is being defunded in the...
In Wilson County, TN, church-state controversies are not new to school officials. Last year, the ACLU successfully argued that Lakeview Elementary improperly promoted religion, including giving special access to a group of parents known as "Praying Parents"....
