Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
Oregon church wins appeal to build new sanctuary
May 15, 2013
The Council relied on The Becket Fund’s letter in reversing the Planning Commission’s decision.
Muslims, Monasteries, Jews, Sikhs, and Scholars Urge Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Religious Liberty Appeal
May 3, 2013
Diverse Group of Amicus Briefs Ask the High Court to Protect a Peaceful Hutterite Colony
Yoga doesn’t violate the Establishment Clause
April 17, 2013
If you are hunting for an Establishment Clause violation, you will have to keep looking.
April Fools’ in North Carolina?
April 10, 2013
Legally speaking, the firestorm over the North Carolina resolution is much ado about nothing. But this ado should remind us of the lessons, good and bad, we have learned from more than 200 years as one nation under the Establishment Clause.
Becket Fund files Supreme Court Amicus Brief in AID v. AOSI
April 4, 2013
The legal issue is a critical one because the government attaches many conditions to the receipt of federal funds.
Religious Liberty and the Same-Sex Marriage Cases: the Arguments
March 23, 2013
The best course for dealing with the deep-seated social and moral differences lurking within these cases is to allow the political process time and space to work.
Needy Kids 1, Anti-Catholic Bigots 0
March 4, 2013
Blaming the victim is a poor method of constitutional interpretation, particularly when it comes to discriminatory laws.
Fighting the Stupid Public Square
February 28, 2013
Sixth Circuit demolishes militant atheist strategy responsible for inflicting “Skeleton Santa” and “Flying Spaghetti Monster” on holiday displays.
HHS could learn a thing or two from the USDA
February 26, 2013
The USDA rightly recognizes that there are ways both to further the government’s interest in promoting health and to respect religious believers’ right of conscience.
