The Prince George County Sheriff's Office has heard about legal disputes in other parts of the country over a Muslim woman's right to wear religious head covering in a courtroom, and asked the Maryland AG for an opinion before the issue arises there too....
Blog of the Legal Times is reporting that the Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to send the nominations of Judge David Hamilton (7th Circuit), Andre Davis (4th Circuit) and Thomas Perez (Civil Rights Div.) to the full Senate. Perez and Davis were vote out with...
In a highly anticipated speech at Cairo University, President Obama this morning made significant reference to religious freedom throughout, in terms of respect, diversity and communication across cultural-religious divides. Religious freedom was also the 5th of 7...
After a few weeks of argument between the New Hampshire legislature and Governor John Lynch regarding the level of religious exemptions included in the bill, the state House passed a version yesterday that he says he will sign. Included in HB73, which will become law...
As President Obama begins a trip to the Middle East beginning with his arrival today in Saudi Arabia, the issue of religion and religious difference has become the dominating context. Many are – like Gary Bauer writing in Politico – urging him to use his...
On Monday, the government filed its merit brief with the Supreme Court in the matter of Salazar v. Buono, the Mojave Cross case. The Obama Justice Department is maintaining the same basic position in this dispuate as Bush's did: that Congress was within its rights...
