SCOTUS

New Louisiana Law Mandates Ten Commandments Displays in All Public Schools

The governor of Louisiana has signed into law a bill requiring that every public school classroom in Louisiana display a copy of the Ten Commandments.

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of a Prisoner’s Right to Free Exercise of Religion

Maintaining religious freedom in prisons isn’t simply a matter of law, or principle, but of humanity and hope.

Supreme Court Ruling Allows Muslims to Pursue Religious Discrimination Claims

“We are hopeful that the lower courts will see this case for what it is—the unconstitutional targeting of a religious community by the federal government,” said CAIR-LA Executive Director Hussam Ayloush.

Will the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Sex Discrimination Affect Religious Freedom?

The case has drawn considerable attention not only because of the fate of plaintiff Gerald Bostock, a Clayton County employee fired by his superiors after they learned he’d joined a gay softball league, but because of fears that, in the words of the main dissenting opinion, the Court’s decision “will threaten freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and personal privacy and safety.”