State-Level Religious Freedom Protections Grow in Recent Years
Thirty states have adopted some version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act first signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1993.
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West Virginia Passes Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Having already passed the state’s House of Delegates, the bill has only to be signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice to become law.
Iowa Religious Freedom Bill Sets ‘Highest Standard’ for Government, Backers Say
If the Iowa bill becomes law, when a person’s free exercise of religion is burdened by state action, he or she may cite the act as a defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding.
The Government Cannot Dictate Your Conscience
COMMENTARY: Government restrictions on conscience protection should be opposed by all in a free society.
Religious Freedom’s Tenuous 21st-Century Foothold
COMMENTARY: At no point in the recent history of the United States has our freedom of religious belief looked so fragile — and this despite the fact that the Trump administration has shown an unusually strong commitment to preserving that freedom.
President Trump Announces New Rules to ‘Protect Religious Freedom’
The regulations seek to ensure that federal government social service programs are administered in line with the First Amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, so that religious groups are not barred simply on account of their religious status.
Assessing 25 Years of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The law remains a key standard for judging free-exercise claims.
Will Consolidation of Seven HHS Mandate Cases Be Lucky for the Little Sisters?
NEWS ANALYSIS: Experts weigh how the consolidation of these cases could impact the outcome of lawsuits filed by religious nonprofits.
Kim Davis' Week in Jail Underscores Risks for Biblical Marriage Believers
The Kentucky county clerk was freed Sept. 8, but she could face further sanctions if she continues to follow her conscience by declining to issue marriage certificates to same-sex couples.
Short-Circuited: Little Sisters Must Comply With Federal Contraceptive Mandate
According to the sisters’ mother provincial, the court decision requires them to make an impossible choice ‘between our care for the elderly poor and our faith.’
