…Supreme Court last year in Kennedy v. Bremerton explained that Religion Clauses and the Speech Clause “work in tandem.” During this past term, the Court decided a case involving a…
“From the Pope’s Hand to Indigenous Lands Alexander VI in Spanish Imperialism” by Matthew P. Cavedon
…Emory University. He is a former public defender and was a law clerk for a United States district court and the Supreme Court of Georgia. Recommended Citation Cavedon, Matthew. “From…
“Judaism Says Yes to IVF and PGD” by Michael J. Broyde
…state’s Supreme Court in LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, which classified frozen embryos as “children.” This decision created significant legal uncertainty and operational challenges for IVF providers, leading to…
“The Illusion of The Repugnant Client: Hindu Ethics in American Legal Practice” by Sai Santosh Kumar Kolluru
…it can become arbitrary and self-justifying. If objective, it can drain the lifeblood of the Sixth Amendment.” In applying the repugnancy provisions in Model Rules, Kubota points out that courts…
“Equality or Need: A Theological Look at the 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Tax Plans (Part 1)” by Allen Calhoun
…Image source: Pete Buttigieg courtesy of Gary Riggs / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0. Tom Steyer courtesy Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0. Andrew Yang courtesy Gage Skidmore…
“‘Churches’ in a Time of Coronavirus” by Zachary B. Pohlman
…federal circuit court and in the tax court. To be sure, the congregational approach raises many issues beyond the scope of this blog post. I’ll focus one aspect of our…
“Theological Critiques of WWWR: A Reply to Little & Herdt” by Nigel Biggar
…strength is its ability to invoke the authority not merely of fickle conscience but of more reliable law, police, and courts. A right, therefore, is a positive legal phenomenon. Outside…
“At Home and Among ‘Heathens'” by Matthew J. Cressler
…applied to a range of gendered and racialized “dependents,” both in Chicago’s municipal courts and in the colonial courts of the Philippines. Greg Johnson details how Native Hawaiian activists —…
“Could Cohabitation Rights Solve the Issue of Unregistered Religious Marriages?” by Russell Sandberg
…for the parties to vary or revoke the agreement and for an agreement to be disapplied by the courts where it is manifestly unfair, taking into account the circumstances at…
“The Muslim Family Law Reform: Exploring Cross-National and Historical Differences” by Yüksel Sezgin
…Family Laws (MFLs) into their domestic legal systems and enforce them through state-run (religious or civil) courts adjudicating familial disputes among their Muslim citizens. State-enforced MFLs often violate people’s fundamental…