The U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration an emergency appeal Aug. 24 allowing the president to implement portions of an executive order that threatens mail-in voting in the midterm elections in November. The action clears the way for the…
I’m a mother asking the court to block Texas’ Ten Commandments law
I am a Baptist pastor in Texas, the mother of an elementary-school child and one of the plaintiffs in Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, a lawsuit challenging a Texas law (SB-10) that requires public schools to post the…
US Bishops launch pro-life campaign as pharmaceutical abortions on rise
The Catholic bishops of the United States are inviting Catholics to join a focused effort of prayer and action to stop the spread of abortion pills.
Multifaith group urges Supreme Court to weigh in on Texas commandments case
A group of multifaith families in Texas filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court Aug. 17 challenging a state law mandating Ten Commandments displays in all public-school classrooms. The filing by more than two dozen Baha’i, Christian, Jewish, Hindu,…
Civil rights groups ask judge to block Trump from ignoring birthright citizenship ruling
A coalition of civil rights groups has asked a federal judge to declare that a recent Supreme Court ruling protecting birthright citizenship strikes down two new executive orders President Donald Trump signed to limit the constitutional right he opposes. The…
What can we do after the Supreme Court undercuts a prisoner’s relief?
When Damon Landor, a devout Rastafarian who had taken an oath not to cut his hair, was transferred from one Louisiana prison to another, he was prepared to stand up for his rights.
Justice Gorsuch Calls Out Conservatives For Pushing Myth Of White, Christian Founding
Christian nationalism doesn’t have an ally in Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.
Trans protections targeted after Supreme Court ruling
Fresh from a Supreme Court victory affirming laws that restrict transgender sports participation in 27 mostly red states, Alliance Defending Freedom has a warning for 23 blue states that protect trans rights: “You’re next.” ADF helped write trans sports bills…
Dear Mike Johnson, be careful what you ask for
For decades, political conservatives have been clamoring for “originalist” and “textualist” interpretations of the U.S. Constitution because they want to conserve the frozen-in-time ideals of the Founders. This is why they loved former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was…
Supreme Court’s support for birthright citizenship draws partisan reactions
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of birthright citizenship in a June 30 ruling striking down President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to end the historic right. The 6-3 decision affirms the long-held understanding of the 14th Amendment,…
High court says feds can deny reentry to Green Card holders
Green Card holders can be denied reentry into the United States even if border officers have no solid proof they have committed a crime, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 23. The 6-3 ruling in Blanche v. Lau held that…
High court allows Trump to deport Haitians and Syrians
The Trump administration can now end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians who fled to the United States to escape natural disaster and persecution in their home countries, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 25. The 6-3 decision along…