Archive for the ‘Alabama’ Category
EWTN v. Sebelius
February 9, 2012
Thirty years ago, a cloistered nun named Mother Angelica started a small television network in her monastery garage to spread the teachings of the Catholic Church. Today, the network she started, Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), is suing the federal government for the right to remain faithful to those teachings against Obama Administration officials who [...]
Temple B’nai Sholom v. City of Huntsville, Alabama (2000-03)
January 19, 2011
The legal story of the Temple B’nai Sholom can seem as long as its history in Alabama. It is a Reform Jewish synagogue in Huntsville, that was founded in 1876 and has been in the same spot since 1899. In the 1970s, the Temple purchased two adjacent pieces of property for future expansion. Each parcel [...]
Tommy DeForest, Cullman, Alabama (2007)
Tommy DeForest was a student at Good Hope High School in Cullman County, Alabama who wanted to wear the patka, the headcovering required by his Sikh faith, to school without fear of government reprisal. But the school barred him from attending school with his patka, citing its “no hats” policy. The Becket Fund intervened with [...]
