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Establishment Clause
April 1, 2025
Adam Laats
The Right Wing’s New Plot to Force the Ten Commandments on Schoolkids
The Supreme Court has rebuffed these efforts before, but that was nearly a half-century ago. Today’s MAGA conservatives see a more favorable legal environment—and they might be right.
June 21, 2024
Matt Ford
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law is Supreme Court Bait
But will the high court follow long-standing precedent or its more recent trends?
May 6, 2014
Brian Beutler
Conservative Christians Just Won a Huge Case. Why Won't They Celebrate?
February 25, 2014
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Do the New "Turn the Gays Away" Bills Stand Up to the Constitution?
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