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Opinion Free speech or discrimination? SCOTUS hears the case of a web designer refusing to work with same-sex couples
Only 4 years after the "baker case," another Colorado resident claims providing services to LGBTQ couples violates her rights
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Fast Forward YU can block LGBTQ club for now, Supreme Court rules
A lower court in June ruled that the university's refusal to recognize the student group violated New York City's anti-discrimination law
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Art A new New York law requires museums to label art looted by Nazis — but is it constitutional?
Some legal scholars say the law is an example of ‘compelled speech’ and may violate the First Amendment
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Opinion Is the Christmas tree a religious symbol? What about a menorah?
America in the midst of our holiday season — a time for family, rest and hotly contested litigation over religious displays on government property. For this year’s installment, we have a “tree lighting event” hosted by the Parent Teacher Association of the Carmel River Elementary School, a public school in Northern California. The event is…
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Fast Forward Supreme Court rules that government employees who infringe religious liberty can be held personally liable
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that people can obtain monetary damages directly from employees of the federal government when suing over infringement of the First Amendment right to religious liberty. The ruling responds to a case filed by several Muslim men who said that FBI officers placed them on a no-fly list because they…
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Opinion Yes, Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitic. But It’s Still Protected Speech.
Sending a child off to college this year will be especially fraught for American Jewish parents. In addition to all the usual worries, they have to contend with an uptick in anti-Semitism sweeping through our nation. Last week, President Trump accused Jewish voters who vote Democratic of “either a total lack of knowledge or great…
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Fast Forward Ilhan Omar Claims She Didn’t Hide Her Support For BDS During Campaign
Representative Ilhan Omar claimed in an interview on Sunday that she didn’t hide her support for BDS during her election campaign — even though she went from saying it was “not helpful in getting that two-state solution” during a debate to announcing her personal support for it after the election. MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin asked Omar…
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