The Supreme Court today rejected the petition of Kentucky's McCreary and Pulaski Counties, ending the lengthy quest to get courthouse Ten Commandment displays reinstated. Lower courts had ruled that recent changes by county officials failed to overcome the high...
Officials at the University of California at Davis have removed a definition of religious discrimination from the school's website that many students recently criticized for failing to maintain neutrality. The wording to which the students objected defined...
The Department of Health and Human Services today announced a rule that turns back most of a last-minute "conscience clause" enacted by the Bush Administration. The new rule keeps in place long-standing protections for health care workers who object on...
Religious leaders in Rep. Peter King's (R-NY) district are calling on the Congressman to cancel his planned hearings on Muslim extremism in the United States. Over 80 representatives of Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu congregations on Long Island...
In an earlier post, I described the growing controversy in Giles County, Virginia over the county's Ten Commandment displays in public schools. Following a complaint, the superintendent properly ordered their removal. After all, school is not the appropriate venue...
In a hearing today, Senators advocating a revival of the DC school voucher program threatened to cut off funds for DC schools generally if local officials reject the plan. At a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs hearing on the issue, Lieberman...
