Analysis: Freedom of religion case argued before the US Supreme CourtALEX CHADWICK
s court of last resort, the Supreme Court is an appellate body, vested with the authority to act in cases arising under the Constitution,laws, or treaties of the United States; in controversies to which theUnited Statesis a party; in disputes between states or between citizens of different ...
he favoured extending religion farther into the public sphere), Rehnquist—like other Reagan appointees—shared the president’s vision that the court’s interpretation of the Constitution and individual laws should be limited to reflect the original intent of the framers and the letter of legislativ...
“Because none of them gave reasons for their refusal to block mandates, and because they all come from different sides of the political aisle, it’s unclear if they agree with the mandate or if they want the cases to work their way up to the Supreme Court through the proper appeals proc...
On May 6th — just three days before the 60th anniversary of birth control pills — the Supreme Court will hear two cases that will make key determinations in the future of contraception. Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania and Trump v. Pennsylvania will both decide a years-long strug...
Supreme Court. His rulings tend to voice a traditionalist form of conservatism about key legal and constitutional issues such as speech, religion, guns, crime, race, and gender. However, while Alito's decisions are conservative, legal scholars have observed that he does not tend to approach ...
While most cases are heard and decided at the local level, the Supreme Court answers tough legal questions facing Californians. “By its very place in the judicial hierarchy, (the Supreme Court) is being asked to answer the hard questions or find solutions to the really hard issues,” said ...
The law prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of “race, color, religion, sex or national origin.” Congress could change civil rights law to specifically include LGBT people, supporters of the employers in these cases say. But such a change is unlikely to become law with Republican...
ALTER2EGO -to- EVERYONE: Atheism is Religion according to the 1961 Torcaso v. Watkins case that was affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court--the highest cou
Same-sex marriage, the practice of marriage between two men or between two women. Although same-sex marriage has been regulated through law, religion, and custom in most countries of the world, the legal and social responses have ranged from celebration