2 courts split on 10 Commandments laws
As Ark. blocks the display of the Ten Commandments and La. moves forward, we examine the 'standing' vs. 'merit' arguments dividing the federal courts.
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Tex. teachers get cheeky w/ 10 Commandments law
A new Texas law has gone into effect, saying "Ten Commandments." Texas teachers say, "Hold my Buddha." It's getting interesting.
Federal court blocks Ark. 10 Commandments law
Federal judge blocks Ark. law mandating 10 Commandments in classrooms, calling it unconstitutional; our editorial examines lawmakers’ political motives.
SCOTUS reconfigures the religious liberty playing field
The Supreme Court decided another religious liberty case and opened the door for legal challenges to what schools can and can't do.
SCOTUS will hear Okla. religious charter school case
The case concerns conflicts in the 1st Amendment: Can public funds be given to a sectarian "charter school"?
Court OKs prayer ban at state championship in 2015
It was OK for the Florida HS Assn not to allow a Christian school to say a prayer over the PA system at a state title game. But rules change.
Okla. high court rejects a religious charter school
A 6-2 decision handed down from the Okla. Supreme Court rejects the public funding of a religious "charter" school.
In Kennedy v Bremerton, Lemon finally falls
A Supreme Court decision Monday eroded, to a certain extent, the proverbial wall between church and state.
Supreme Court balances religious school closures
Some religious schools, which don't answer to public boards, have in-person learning. But what if the governor orders it to stop?
Over anti-LGBT policy, a school loses voucher funds
A Lutheran school in Harford Co., Md., sacrificed state voucher funds because it has reserved the right to deny admission to LGBT students.