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Bloch v. Bouchey et al
July 18, 2023 Filing 6 ORDER GRANTING #4 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Mathew W. Hoffman, Esq. Signed by Judge Christina Reiss on 7/18/2023. (This is a text-only Order.) (ejh) July 18, 2023 Filing 5 ORDER GRANTING #3 Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Tyson C. Langhofer, Esq. Signed by Judge Christina Reiss on 7/18/2023. (This is a text-only Order.) (ejh) July 17, 2023 Filing 4 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Mathew W. Hoffman, Esq. filed by David J.
Supreme Court affirms free speech as glue that binds us, even when we disagree
OPINION: “Agree to disagree.” We’re all familiar with this phrase. It has a few different meanings, from “Let’s end the discussion” to “We can disagree with each other and still respect each other’s right to say what we believe.” The First Amendment embodies the latter concept. It prevents the government from coercing agreement through compelled speech or mandated silence. But you may have noticed that this common slogan has changed in meaning recently.
Federal Court Ruling in Favor of Christian Colleges Demonstrates How Showing Up Can Turn the Tide
America is a diverse nation, full of different viewpoints of opinions and beliefs about the best way to live. And that is one of our great strengths: that from the very beginning, the founders of our nation envisioned a society in which different perspectives could exist side by side without undue government interference. In a crucial ruling this month, a federal court in Eugene, Oregon, sided with Americans who still believe in that vision.
A Quietly Significant Win for Religious Education
Ed. Note: The following piece originally appeared at The Washington Examiner. Among the triumphs of originalist interpretation and common sense that characterized so many of the decisions of the 2021 session of the U.S. Supreme Court, one of the quietest and most important was the one affirming that religious organizations are allowed to be religious. That decision, in Carson v. Makin, focused particularly on the right of religious private schools to enjoy equal access to government funding.
Two Sunday Remembrances Call Out in Defense of the Full Spectrum of Human Dignity
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. This week is bookended by two very important days: January 16 is Religious Freedom Sunday and Sanctity of Life Sunday, which some people alternately commemorate on January 23. These days, which honor our two first and most essential human rights, are under increasing attack in our nation.
On Bill of Rights Day: Is the Source of Our Rights Government or God?
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. Today marks the 230thanniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, the foundational document that guarantees basic liberties—like freedom of religion, speech, and association—to all American citizens. Never has it been more important for us to reflect on those rights, for never before have those rights been more threatened than they are right now.
A victory for integrity, not just Hobby Lobby: Column
David A. Cortman Published 11:53 a.m. ET June 30, 2014 The Supreme Court's ruling will extend to all deeply held beliefs, not just Christians Demonstrators outside the Supreme Court on Monday hear the news that a 5-4 ruling has been issued in favor of Hobby Lobby.(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP) Several years ago, public outcry over blood diamonds — those mined in war-torn countries and sold to finance the activities of brutal warlords — was everywhere.
Keep the Government out of the Grieving Process | National Review
(Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Can the EEOC make a funeral home let a male employee cross-dress at work? It’s been said that grief is a desert that must be crossed on foot. There’s no shortcut, no hope in somehow expediting the grieving process of a parent, grandparent, sibling, spouse, or child. When we first heard the news, we knew our world would never be the same. How could it?
Keep the Government out of the Grieving Process
It’s been said that grief is a desert that must be crossed on foot. There’s no shortcut, no hope in somehow expediting the grieving process of a parent, grandparent, sibling, spouse, or child. When we first heard the news, we knew our world would never be the same. How could it? The days that followed were a blur of emotional turmoil, but even as those days felt endless, there never seemed to be enough time to make all the crucial choices that accompany loss.
What the playground can teach the government about fair play: Column
The state’s efforts to wall off religious groups serves no purpose other than to discriminate against people of faith. One of the first big cases that newly minted Justice Neil Gorsuch will hear, together with the other justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, will be one of the most important religious freedom cases this term: Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer. The high court will hear arguments on Wednesday. The facts of the case are simple enough.
Decision looms in pivotal religious liberty cases at Supreme Court
In March 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as "Obamacare." Among many other things, it required many employer-sponsored health plans to cover women's "preventive health services." Adopting the recommendation of a private, agenda-driven Institute of Medicine, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared that the statute required plans to cover "all Food and Drug Administration-approved contraceptives," theorizing (with...
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