…to the Department of Education. A school is not permitted to use one exemption to cover all of its educational programs or activities, nor is it permitted to “double dip”…
“Together” by Almas Shaikh
…Hijab ban case we had argued before the Karnataka High Court. The court upheld the ban and the same was later challenged in the Supreme Court. This submission is part…
“Reflections on Abortion, President Biden, Catholic Politicians, and Church Teachings Redux: The Truth Will Set You Free” by Charles J. Russo
…Chair of Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences (SEHS), Director of SEHS’s Ph.D. Program in Educational Leadership, and Research Professor of Law in the School of Law…
“Religious Freedom in Pandemic Times in Europe: A Perspective After One Year” by Alejandro González-Varas
…and the Education Organic Act. In other cases, it has been pointed out that the system of sources of law is being used incorrectly. From this point of view, certain…
“‘Not a religion:’ Modern Hinduism and the Emergence of Hindutva” by Supriya Gandhi
…Is Hinduism a religion? According to several judgments of India’s Supreme Court it is not. A famous instance pertains to the case of Yeshwant Prabhoo v. Prabhakar Kashinath Kunte in…
“Banning Black Gods: Law and Religions of the African Diaspora” by Danielle Boaz
…they appealed on the grounds that confessions made to a purported spiritual advisor should not be admissible evidence against them in court. However, in 2013, a Canadian appellate court upheld…
“Mass Gatherings – COVID-19 Quarantines, Religious Rights, and Criminal Law” by Matthew P. Cavedon
…of claims are often easily dismissed. For one thing, there is the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Smith v. Employment Division. There, the Court reversed decades of precedent and held…
“Balancing Faith and Inclusion in the Federal Workplace” by Michael J. Broyde
…about where the legal and cultural lines are drawn. Legal Guardrails: Harassment vs. Free Expression The Supreme Court has continued to refine the boundaries of permissible religious expression at work….
“Religious Exceptions to COVID Vaccine Mandates” by Doriane Lambelet Coleman
…on individual liberty, including mandatory vaccination and quarantine, in epidemic and pandemic conditions. As the United States Supreme Court explained in its 1905 decision in Jacobson v. Massachusetts, the only case…
“Schism and legal disputes over ownership of church buildings in the history of the Nederduitsch Hervormde (Dutch Reformed) Church in South Africa” by Yolanda van der Vyver
…space attached thereto. The first case determined by the Supreme Court in 1894 was about ownership of the church that was built in the center of Church Square, the heart…