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Accommodation, Establishment, And Freedom Of Religion, Richard W. Garnett
Accommodation, Establishment, And Freedom Of Religion, Richard W. Garnett
Richard W Garnett
This short essay engages the argument that it would violate the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause to exempt an ordinary, nonreligious, profit-seeking business – such as Hobby Lobby – from the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive-coverage rules. In response to this argument, it is emphasized that the First Amendment not only permits but invites generous, religion-specific accommodations and exemptions and that the Court’s Smith decision does not teach otherwise. In addition, this essay proposes that laws and policies that promote and protect religious freedom should be seen as having a “secular purpose” and that because religious freedom, like clean air, is an …
Rick Garnett Was A Guest Speaker And Quoted In Several Media Sources On The Scotus Hobby Lobby Case Decision On July 1, Richard Garnett
Rick Garnett Was A Guest Speaker And Quoted In Several Media Sources On The Scotus Hobby Lobby Case Decision On July 1, Richard Garnett
Richard W Garnett
Rick Garnett was a guest speaker and quoted in several media sources on the Hobby Lobby decision. The Columbus Dispatch article Supreme Court rules in favor of Hobby Lobby in contraceptive case on July 1. NPR article High Court Allows Some Companies To Opt Out Of Contraceptives Mandate on July 1. On Point with Tom Ashbrook discussing A Win For Hobby Lobby, And What It Means on July 1. Obama, Congress Likely Face Tough Decision on Contraceptive Coverage Wall Street Journal Becket Fund makes its mark by testing limits of religious liberty Deseret News
Rick Garnett Was Quoted In • National Catholic Register, Hobby Lobby Has Its Day In Court March 26, Richard Garnett
Rick Garnett Was Quoted In • National Catholic Register, Hobby Lobby Has Its Day In Court March 26, Richard Garnett
Richard W Garnett
Rick Garnett was quoted in National Catholic Register, Hobby Lobby Has Its Day in Court March 26
Rick Garnett Was Quoted In The Religion News Service Article Does Hobby Lobby Have Religious Rights? The Supreme Court Will Decide, March 18, 2014, Richard Garnett
Rick Garnett Was Quoted In The Religion News Service Article Does Hobby Lobby Have Religious Rights? The Supreme Court Will Decide, March 18, 2014, Richard Garnett
Richard W Garnett
On March 18, Rick Garnett was quoted in the Religion News Service article Does Hobby Lobby have religious rights? The Supreme Court will decide. Notre Dame Law School professor Rick Garnett, who writes about religious freedom, said the court may well agree that corporations have religious rights, but he also suggests that such an outcome won’t be as momentous as many assume. “It doesn’t mean every single business is going to be invoking RFRA to get out of regulations it doesn’t like,” he said.
Rick Garnett Publishes Op-Ed Piece In La Times "The Righteousness In Hobby Lobby's Cause", Richard Garnett
Rick Garnett Publishes Op-Ed Piece In La Times "The Righteousness In Hobby Lobby's Cause", Richard Garnett
Richard W Garnett
Rick Garnett's op-ed in LA Times on the HHS mandate and religious liberty cases before the Supreme Court.