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State & Federal Religious Accommodation Bills: An Overview of the 2015-2016 Legislative Session
This resource provides an overview of the types of bills that were introduced over the 2015-2016 Legislative Session.
Testimony: Founding Director Katherine Franke Testifies on H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)
Founding Director Katherine Franke testifies before the congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Hearing on H.R. 2802, the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA).
Supreme Court Gives Itself an Exemption from Deciding Zubik
After granting cert in and consolidating seven cases, receiving at least seventy amicus briefs in addition to those filed by the parties, hearing oral argument, and requesting additional briefing, the Supreme Court has finally decided…. not to decide.
Op-ed: Religious Accommodations Try to Turn Back the Clock
LRRP Director Liz Platt on how proposed religious exemption laws could renew religious opposition to desegregation.
Amicus Brief and Fact Sheet: Zubik v. Burwell
LRRP helped Church-State Scholars prepare their Supreme Court brief in Zubik v. Burwell, and issued a companion fact sheet on what women of color stood to lose in the fight over contraceptive coverage.
Op-ed: Silence of “Religious Liberty” Activists on Muslims’ Cases Not What You Think
“The silence on the part of religious liberty advocates in a pair of recent cases involving Muslim employees would appear to be a simple case of prioritizing the religious beliefs of Christians over those of minority workers. But the explanation may be both more and less cynical.” –LRRP Director Liz Platt