by William C. Duncan | Jul 6, 2021
Supreme Court says donors’ right of association outweighs need for disclosure Written by In 1958, the Arkansas legislature passed a law requiring schoolteachers to file an annual report listing any organization they were members of or had supported in the...
by William C. Duncan | Jun 25, 2021
Understanding Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in the SCOTUS foster care case Written by Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Philadelphia’s decision to exclude Catholic Social Services from foster care placements infringed the religious freedom of the...
by William C. Duncan | Jun 23, 2021
Congress’ abdication of lawmaking may affect religious freedom Written by A recent decision by the U.S. Department of Education about how to interpret the law prohibiting sex discrimination in education has some important implications for the separation of...
by William C. Duncan | Jun 17, 2021
Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic foster agency but leaves big questions for later Written by The U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant religious freedom decision this morning, with all the justices concluding that the city of Philadelphia violated...
by William C. Duncan | Jun 17, 2021
Religious freedom law is not a ‘get out of jail card’: It protects rights while still limiting harmful practices Written by William C. Duncan Those who argue for robust legal protections for religious exercise sometimes struggle to answer an objection: What...
