Constitutional Law expert John R. Vile, breaks down the Court’s decision on Kennedy v. Bremerton School District. “Today’s 6-3 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, affirming that school teachers and coaches do not lose their…
Tag: religious freedom
SCOTUS foster agency case presents important questions on balance between religious freedom and antidiscrimination laws, Notre Dame experts say
The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments Wednesday (Nov. 4) in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case that “presents timely and important questions about the Court’s First Amendment doctrines and the balance between religious freedom and antidiscrimination…
Supreme Court likely to agree with schools in closely watched religious freedom cases, Notre Dame expert predicts
On May 11, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments, using its new telephonic procedure, in two closely watched religious freedom cases, Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel, on whether courts can…
Birth control coverage at stake in SCOTUS religious freedom case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday in the Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania case, which addresses the question of whether employers are allowed to deny employees insurance coverage of birth control on the grounds of…