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In Fulton Decision, Scotus Solidifies Expansion Of Religious Exercise Rights, Law, Rights, And Religion Project Jun 2021

In Fulton Decision, Scotus Solidifies Expansion Of Religious Exercise Rights, Law, Rights, And Religion Project

Center for Gender & Sexuality Law

On June 17, 2021, the Supreme Court solidified a dramatic shift in its reading of the constitutional protections for religious liberty. The Court ruled that religious organizations that contract with local governments to provide foster care services should be exempted from compliance with city non-discrimination requirements if the city permits any discretionary exemptions from those laws.


Trump’S Executive Order Barring Refugees Is Unconstitutional: Order Expresses A Religious Preference In Violation Of The Establishment Clause, Public Rights/Private Conscience Project Jan 2017

Trump’S Executive Order Barring Refugees Is Unconstitutional: Order Expresses A Religious Preference In Violation Of The Establishment Clause, Public Rights/Private Conscience Project

Center for Gender & Sexuality Law

NEW YORK, January, 30 2017 — Columbia Law School’s Public Rights/Private Conscience Project joins with thousands of lawyers, law professors, and legal organizations across the country in announcing that President Donald Trump’s recent Executive Order writing a religious preference into U.S. policy is unconstitutional.