The Supreme Court Says Conscience is Everything. Or Nothing. It Depends. Len Niehoff US Supreme Court by John L. Marino. This article is part of our “Kennedy, Carson, and Dobbs:…
“From Common Schools to Greenhouses: School Battles, Homeschooling, and Children’s Rights” by Rachel Coleman
…to risk of educational deprivation and even child abuse. Conservative media immediately criticized Bartholet, arguing that homeschooling constitutes a superior educational method to public education and accusing Bartholet of elitism…
“Religion-Making in Japan’s Courts of Law” by Ernils Larsson
…the plaintiffs to the Supreme Court, where it was resolved through a grand bench ruling handed down on April 4, 1997. The Supreme Court justices completely overturned the high court…
“Comparing the Two Major Courts Systems in Europe on the Matter of Religious Dress” by James Richardson
Comparing the Two Major Courts Systems in Europe on the Matter of Religious Dress James Richardson “Towers of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) after fifth extension” by…
“Law, Religion, and Education” by Kathleen A. Brady
Law, Religion, and Education Kathleen A. Brady The following is an adapted excerpt from the chapter “Law, Religion, and Education” from the book, Faith in Law, Law in Faith: Reflecting…
“Right Test, Wrong Outcome: Avoiding Misuse of the Ministerial Exception in Faith-Based Schools” by Charles J. Russo & Allan G. Osborne
…Biel . In these cases the Supreme Court reaffirmed the ministerial exception that it strengthened in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC. In Hosanna-Tabor, the Supreme Court, in…
“A Defense of the Compulsory Deference Approach for Church Property Litigation” by Matthew R. Goldammer
…extreme that holds that courts should have nothing to do in these cases. In Watson v. Jones, 80 U.S. 679 (1871), the Supreme Court decided how courts should address litigation…
“Does Religion Have a Place in the Diverse Marketplace of Ideas?” by Charles J. Russo
…Justice Ginsburg,28See About the Court, Current Members, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx if Trump is re-elected, he can likely change the Court’s course for a generation by expanding the slender majority…
“Carson v. Makin: Implications for Students’ Civil Rights in Taxpayer Funded Religious Schools” by Suzanne Eckes, and Preston Green
…Supreme Court ruled that when a state funds private school education it must also fund religious education. The state of Maine created a tuition assistance program for rural areas that…
“Good Vibes Only: The “Aloha Spirit” in Hawaiʻi Constitutional Interpretation” by Aaron Walayat
…a “whimsical” interpretation which ignored the nation’s longstanding principles and clear U.S. Supreme Court precedent while also expressing concern about the weight that the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court gave to the…