Summarizes United States Supreme Court rulings that have an impact on local governments. Limits of police work; Restrictions on land use; Accommodation of religious groups in school facilities.OteroJuanEBSCO_AspNation's Cities Weekly
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a former high school football coach who was put on paid leave after praying on the field. Joseph Kennedy, the man at the center of that case, speaks with CBS News’ Tanya Rivero and Tony Dokoupil on his reaction an
Several of the Court's conservatives also flashed uneasiness with going too far in their decision. Kavanaugh appeared uncomfortable with a ruling that would broadly expand religious freedom at the expense of an employer's bottom line. "One thing about this case that I think makes it a lit...
Washington —TheSupreme Courton Wednesday appeared divided over efforts in Oklahoma to create an online Catholiccharter school, a case that could open the door to public dollars flowing directly to religious schools.A ruling in favor of the school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Texas must grant a convicted murderer on death row his request to have his Christian pastor lay hands on him and audibly pray during his execution, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, bolstering the religious rights of condemned inmates. The 8-1 ruling...
Speaking at a religious event in the western state of Acre, Bolsonaro said the court's decision was "inadmissible." According to Moraes' ruling, Telegram had repeatedly failed to block offending accounts and ignored the court's decisions. Durov, Telegram's founder, blame...
rulings on Ten Commandments cases. Constitutionality of religious displays; Capability of the Supreme Court to influence the American political culture; Court's style of judging; Decision of the court to revisit the conflict between federal regulatory control and the use of narcotics in religious ...
"The Court literally taking America back 150 years," Biden said. "Now, with Roe gone, let's be very clear: The health and life of women in this nation are now at risk." Republicans and religious conservatives celebrated what they see a victory. Former U.S. President Donald Trump, whose...
Colorado Supreme Court's decision that found Trump ineligible for the presidency, it was less clear on what grounds they would rule. A majority of the justices could agree that he is eligible for another term in office and the Colorado ruling should be reversed, but disagree over the ...
Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh asked whether federal law provides some protections for doctors who object to providing an abortion on moral and religious grounds – a sign that he may not be convinced that the plaintiffs could not demonstrate any injury to them stemming from the agency’s re...