Securing equal rights for all requires something other than the Equality Act

Securing equal rights for all requires something other than the Equality Act

Stanley Carlson-Thies The Equality Act was proposed in Congress on July 23, 2015. Its goal is to eradicate discrimination on the bases of sex, sexual…

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School Vouchers:  A North Carolina win, a Colorado defeat, maybe a Supreme Court victory?

School Vouchers: A North Carolina win, a Colorado defeat, maybe a Supreme Court victory?

Chelsea Langston In late July, 2015, the North Carolina Supreme Court upheld the state’s school voucher program. Just a month earlier, the Colorado Supreme Court…

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After the Court’s marriage ruling:  The Sky isn't falling - but FBOs must speak up.

After the Court’s marriage ruling: The Sky isn’t falling – but FBOs must speak up.

by Chelsea Langston Local, state and federal governments have long recognized that faith-based nonprofit organizations are an integral, distinctive and constant source of aid, compassion,…

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Will Congress protect the non-profit status of religious schools?

Will Congress protect the non-profit status of religious schools?

by Stanley Carlson-Thies Will Congress act to ensure that religious schools do not lose their non-profit status if they maintain the belief in man-woman marriage?…

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States bolster religious freedom after Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision

States bolster religious freedom after Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision

by Stanley Carlson-Thies The Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision requires states to allow same-sex couples to marry. Churches and ministers will not be required to conduct…

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Civil Rights For All

Civil Rights For All

by Stanley Carlson-Thies Long before the Supreme Court ruled that states may not exclude same-sex couples from marriage, proponents of LGBT rights were planning on…

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Circle still not squared: more HHS contraceptives mandate final rules and another appeal to the Supreme Court

Circle still not squared: more HHS contraceptives mandate final rules and another appeal to the Supreme Court

by Stanley Carlson-Thies On July 10, 2015, the federal government published yet another set of regulations concerning the HHS contraceptives mandate, intended to comply with…

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Despite the Colorado Supreme Court, school vouchers are in fact like Medicaid

Despite the Colorado Supreme Court, school vouchers are in fact like Medicaid

by Chelsea Langston Diversity in education is a core principle that the Supreme Court has long validated. In Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002), the U.S. Supreme…

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