by William C. Duncan | Jan 12, 2021
What we’ve learned about religious freedom during the pandemic Written by As the pandemic restrictions were just settling in, Sutherland noted that the situation was an important “stress test” for how the government would treat fundamental rights, like...
by William C. Duncan | Jan 8, 2021
How ritual animal slaughter is related to religious freedom and protection of minorities Written by Imagine the opportunities for amusement if we gave popular names to legal cases rather than just referring to them by the names of the parties to the case,...
by William C. Duncan | Dec 18, 2020
Lessons for religious freedom in last-minute rulemaking Written by On Monday, December 16, the Deseret News reported that the lame duck Trump administration published a new rule on how religiously motivated nonprofits can offer their services when they...
by William C. Duncan | Dec 17, 2020
Government leaders should not pit other interests against religious freedom Written by While religious freedom is sometime discussed as a topic of controversy, a recent national survey found that a very strong majority (78%) of Americans supported “freedom...
by William C. Duncan | Dec 11, 2020
Supreme Court says Muslims in do-not-fly case can sue government officials for damages Written by Several Muslim men who claim they were placed on the do-not-fly list for refusing to become informants against fellow Muslims can sue government officials for...