by William C. Duncan | May 5, 2022
Justices find unanimity in new religious freedom ruling Written by Despite concerns about the divided nature of the Supreme Court, many of its decisions are unanimous (as noted here recently). This is true about religious freedom opinions as well. Another post here...
by William C. Duncan | Apr 29, 2022
Government shouldn’t decide which churches ‘deserve’ a tax exemption Written by Originally published by The Salt Lake Tribune. A recent Salt Lake Tribune story raised the question of whether the government policy of exempting churches from taxes ought to depend upon...
by William C. Duncan | Apr 29, 2022
Coach’s Supreme Court case highlights clash of First Amendment clauses Written by On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments in an important religious freedom case. It involves a football coach at a public high school who says he was forced to leave his...
by William C. Duncan | Apr 29, 2022
Cases carefully chosen to catch the Supreme Court’s eye Written by Where do Supreme Court cases come from? For the most part, they come from lower court decisions. The court can hear disputes between states directly without prior lower court review, though these...
by William C. Duncan | Apr 20, 2022
Many states poised to act – one way or another – if Roe is overturned Written by On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, which (along with a companion case, Doe v. Bolton) had the effect of invalidating the abortion restrictions of all states....
