Judge Gorsuch and the Wild, Wild West of Religious Liberty
Video Gaming the Supreme Court Justices
The National Law Journal, February 1, 2016
One week after actress Elizabeth Banks told one woman’s abortion story on YouTube, the video garnered nearly 300,000 views. When Little Sisters of the Poor went on YouTube under the title “Government forces Little Sisters of the Poor to violate faith or pay IRS fines,” the video captured almost 74,000 views. In the contest for the hearts and minds of Americans—and, indirectly, of U.S. Supreme Court justices—videos increasingly have become public tools in high-stakes cases.
Pope’s Visit Boosts Little Sisters’ Supreme Court Challenge
It’s Round Two for ACA’s Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
Religion and Marriage: The Elephant in the Courtroom
Justices Revive Birth-Control Insurance Challenge
National Law Journal, March 9, 2015
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, which represents a number of nonprofit religious organizations challenging the contraceptive requirement, hailed the high court’s action as a “major blow” to the government’s defense of the coverage requirement.
“For the past year, the Notre Dame decision has been the centerpiece of the government’s effort to force religious ministries to violate their beliefs or pay fines to the IRS,” said Becket senior counsel Mark Rienzi, who filed an amicus brief in the Notre Dame case. “As with the Supreme Court’s decisions in Little Sisters of the Poor and Hobby Lobby, this is a strong signal that the Supreme Court will ultimately reject the government’s narrow view of religious liberty.”
In Religion Bias Case, Justices Question Pro-Employer Rule
National Law Journal, February 25, 2015
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared reluctant to give employers greater protection from lawsuits by employees and job applicants who claim discrimination based on their religious beliefs.
ACA Mandate Spurs Litigation Onslaught
National Law Journal, November 4, 2013
Religious Objections To Health Law Multiply
National Law Journal, August 5, 2013
Religion-based challenges to the new health care law likely will bring the controversial reforms back to the nation’s high court before the end of the coming term.