Rob Boston of Americans United has a great post today at the AU blog describing the reasons why many plaintiffs in church-state cases must stay anonymous. At AU, we know from experience that plaintiffs in church-state lawsuits can and do experience harassment....
A coalition of 56 religious liberty advocates including the Baptist Joint Committee sent a letter to President Obama today expressing disappointment in the administration's apparent refusal to follow through with campaign assurances regarding hiring discrimination...
Associated Press reports that the controversial FBI training sessions on Islam I hyperventilated about yesterday have been stopped, and in fact were only given for a very brief time. A federal law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity about the...
Using materials obtained from whistleblowers, an astonishing investigative piece from Wired Magazine indicates that FBI training sessions on Islam teaches agents that being a devout Muslim is itself an sign of terrorist activity. The FBI is teaching its...
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a lawsuit challenging the housing exemption for ministers. According to the lawsuit, ministers who qualify for the exemption can exclude the costs of everything from a down payment and home mortgage to maintenance costs...
The ACLU has filed suit over the display of the Ten Commandments in Giles County, Virginia schools. The county's school board recently voted to re-post them and face the legal consequences, so this challenge is not entirely surprising. Interestingly, the...
