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from Helen Alvare

The Supreme Court is expected to release their decision in the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Woods cases THIS WEEK or EARLY NEXT! SO here are some instructions and requests for this week. Read more…

by Helen Alvare

We expect the Supreme Court to rule upon the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood cases in a few weeks. You already know how important the ruling is for the future of the law of religious freedom under the First Amendment of our Constitution. Read more…

Oklahoma City, Okla., Jun 5, 2014 / 04:59 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A federal court has ruled that the Catholic Benefits Association and its hundreds of employer members are exempt from a federal mandate requiring coverage of contraceptives and abortifacient drugs. Read more…

from Kristina Arriaga, Executive Director, The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty

There is no such thing as an anti-religion heckler’s veto. That’s what last week’s landmark ruling from the Supreme Court meant. The Court said that just because you are offended by someone else’s faith does not give you the right to silence them or dictate how they profess their views. Read more…

from Helen Alvare

Sorry to distract you from the joys of Winter turning into Spring beauty! But I found a few articles relevant to our work on the meaning of women’s freedom and the role of birth control, and I wanted to share them with you. Read more…

from Helen Alvare

We’re gearing up for a decision from SCOTUS on the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood cases, which we expect to come in late June. As that week gets closer, I will for sure give you materials for thinking about how to talk about the outcome, whatever it is. You’ll need them for the short run and the longer run, as I’m seeing that Mandate supporters intend to campaign for office all over the country on the simplistic idea that support for religious freedom, in this case, equals disdain for women. Read more…

from Becket Fund for Religious Liberty

What does defending the 9/11 steel beam cross display and protecting certain tax exemptions for ministers have in common?

It seems like not much. But dig deeper and you will find that the outcome in each of these cases will affect your freedom and mine. Read more…

from Helen Alvare, March 28, 2014