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Coming Soon: The Black Religious Liberty Curriculum
Join us on Sept. 24th for an opening panel in honor of the launch of this groundbreaking curriculum.
Op-ed: Will Iowa’s Abortion Ban Respect Religious Freedom?
"As abortion rights defenders in Iowa and elsewhere navigate an increasingly restrictive legislative environment, RFRA challenges are only likely to increase—and they have the critical benefit of elevating the abortion stories of religious people."
–LRRP's Dr. Christine Ryan
Defining “Religion”: Demonstrating Religious Belief in Federal Litigation
This report distills the factors courts consider, and do not consider, when assessing whether beliefs and practices are religious.
Amicus Brief: Individual Members of the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana v. Anonymous Plaintiff 1
LRRP filed an amicus brief in an Indiana Supreme Court case considering whether to uphold a lower court ruling that created religious exemptions from the state’s near-total abortion ban.
The Abortion Exception: A Response to 'Abortion and Religious Liberty'
This article responds to critiques of lawsuits seeking a religious liberty right to access abortion, arguing that granting expansive religious liberty claims made by religious conservatives is both constitutionally problematic and normatively unfair.
Op-ed: Indiana Now Has a Religious Right to Abortion
LRRP’s Dr. Christine Ryan details how the conservative win in the 2014 Hobby Lobby decision was used to protect pro-abortion religious beliefs in Indiana.