Bentley, General Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for Legal Affairs for the New York State Education Department, speaks with ...

Rights and Responsibilities is a recurring series by Richard Garnett on legal education, the role of the courts in our constitutional structure, and the law of religious freedom and free expression.

Conservatives claim that the slope is not so slippery, that it won’t be a free-for-all. Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the court and quoting the 1972 case Wisconsin v.

Conservatives claim that the slope is not so slippery, that it won’t be a free-for-all. Justice Samuel Alito, writing for the court and quoting the 1972 case Wisconsin v.

The ruling stated that the new law violated plaintiffs' free exercise of religion. Citing the landmark case Wisconsin v. Yoder, it argued that priests would be forced to choose between violating their ...

At this moment of deep political division, bold ideas to preserve American democracy are more important than ever. The Washington Monthly is an independent voice, listened to by insiders and willing ...

The justice's ruling giving parents an opt-out for a children's book about gay nuptials is limited but has big implications ...

The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state’s 1849 abortion ban in a decision released Wednesday.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority struck down the state’s 1849 abortion ban in a decision released Wednesday.

YODER: She’s young. Too young to be at a place like this, especially outside the city gates. Her parents’ warnings echo in her mind: “Stay safe, stay home. Never go outside the city walls ...

In a landmark decision late last month, Mahmoud v. Taylor, the Supreme Court reaffirmed parents’ First Amendment right to educate their children in a manner consistent with their religious beliefs.