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Religion Clause

By University of Toledo College of Law Professor Howard M. Friedman.

http://religionclause.blogspot.com/

Oct 18
Court Bars Enforcement of Most of Trump's Third Travel Ban

Court Bars Enforcement of Most of Trump's Third Travel Ban

In State of Hawaii v. Trump,(D I, Oct. 17, 2017), a Hawaii federal district court issued a nation-wide temporary restraining order barring enforcement of most portions of the latest, more focused, version of President Trump's travel ban.…
Oct 18
Israeli Court Fines Online "Jews-Only" Job Site

Israeli Court Fines Online "Jews-Only" Job Site

In Israel yesterday a Jerusalem trial court fined the online "Jewish Job List" NIS 40,000 ($11,371) for violating employment discrimination laws. The site which lists jobs for employers who want to only hire Jews was found by the court…
Oct 18
California Governor Vetoes Expanded Labor Protections For Employees of Religious Organization

California Governor Vetoes Expanded Labor Protections For Employees of Religious Organization

On Oct. 15, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed AB-569 (full text of bill) that would have expanded the employees who are protected against dismissal for their reproductive health choices. The bill provides in part:The Legislature…

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Saber Leyes No Es Saber Derecho

Covers constitutional law and jurisprudence (in Spanish). Features legal news, cases and commentaries from Argentina, U.S. and the Americas.

http://www.saberderecho.com/

Sep 22
La competencia federal en delitos *cometidos por internet*.

La competencia federal en delitos *cometidos por internet*.

FederalizarAyer nos enteramos del caso "Toia" del 19.9.2017, sobre el que Clarín titulaba: "Fallo de la Corte: espiar el celular de la pareja es un delito federal".En verdad, siempre estuvo claro que era delito, al menos desde 2008,…
Sep 15
El Convenio 169 de la OIT sobre Pueblos Indígenas y Tribale

El Convenio 169 de la OIT sobre Pueblos Indígenas y Tribale

Que la sigla OIT no nos confunda: a pesar de estar elaborado bajo el "paraguas" de la OIT, este Convenio es un instrumento de alcance mucho más amplio que algo específico de materia laboral o sindical.Siempre que surgen…
Aug 15
Curso gratuito y abierto de jurisprudencia online de la Corte Suprema

Curso gratuito y abierto de jurisprudencia online de la Corte Suprema

Buena parte de lo que hemos hecho en este semestre tiene que ver con la preparación de este curso, originalmente pensado para el Programa de Formación de Magistrados y Funcionarios Sustitutos de la Provincia de La Pampa.La idea…

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SCOTUSblog

Covers the Supreme Court of the United States. By Bloomberg Law.

http://www.scotusblog.com/

Oct 18
Wednesday round-up

Wednesday round-up

Yesterday the court removed securities-fraud case Leidos, Inc. v. Indiana Public Retirement System from the November argument calendar. At Bloomberg, Greg Stohr reports that the move came “after the two sides told the justices they are…
Oct 17
Petition of the day

Petition of the day

The petition of the day is: Dawson v. Steager 17-419 Issue: Whether the Supreme Court’s precedent and the doctrine of intergovernmental tax immunity bar states from exempting groups of state retirees from state income tax…
Oct 17
Kagan on Marshall: “Greatest lawyer of the 20th century”

Kagan on Marshall: “Greatest lawyer of the 20th century”

Justice Elena Kagan momentarily hedged her bets yesterday afternoon in front of an audience of law students at Chicago-Kent College of Law. But after struggling to find proper qualifiers, she didn’t hold back: “I don’t see…

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SullivanLawNet

Legal news and analysis, with an emphasis on international and domestic intellectual property developments. By Shawn Sullivan.

http://sullivanlaw.net/

Aug 8
Malaysia Passes Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Bill

Malaysia Passes Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Bill

Last week, the House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat) in Malaysia’s Parliament passed the Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Bill 2017. The bill implements the provisions of the Convention on Biological…
May 4
Louisiana Seeks Fed Help to Get Generic Hep C Drug

Louisiana Seeks Fed Help to Get Generic Hep C Drug

Louisiana’s Secretary of Health, Dr. Rebekah Gee, is attempting to persuade politicians to support the use of 28 USC § 1498, a federal statute that allows the federal government intentionally to infringe patents, to arrange for…
Jun 20
EU Court: 3-D Toothbrush Shape not Registrable as Trademark

EU Court: 3-D Toothbrush Shape not Registrable as Trademark

In Loops, LLC v EUIPO, Case T‑385/15 (14 June 2016), the General Court of the European Union held that held that the three dimensional shape of a toothbrush lacked any distinctive character and could not be registered as an EU ……

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Supreme Court Haiku

The Law of the Land in Seventeen Syllables.

http://supremecourthaiku.com/blog1/

Aug 1
County of Los Angeles, California v. Mendez (May 30, 2017)

County of Los Angeles, California v. Mendez (May 30, 2017)

“Provocation Rule” Does not apply to claim that Excessive force used Opinion
Aug 1
Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. (May 30, 2017)

Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. (May 30, 2017)

Patent exhaustion Applies to sales made abroad And with restrictions Opinion
Aug 1
Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon (May 22, 2017)

Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon (May 22, 2017)

The Hague Convention Does not prohibit service Of process by mail Opinion

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Susan Crawford Blog

By Cardozo Law School professor Susan Crawford.

http://scrawford.net/blog/

Oct 17
Seattle May Take Another Stab at Municipal Broadband

Seattle May Take Another Stab at Municipal Broadband

October 13, 2017 – A city council member will soon propose the hire of an employee to begin what would be the eighth investigation into municipal broadband for the city in 12 years.
Oct 8
Video from Media Working Group: Why We Might Be More Captive Today

Video from Media Working Group: Why We Might Be More Captive Today

October 9, 2017 – Susan Crawford explains why we might be more of a captive audience now than we were a decade ago.
Aug 4
From The New Yorker: Why We Despise Cable Provider

From The New Yorker: Why We Despise Cable Provider

August 7, 2017 – The New Yorker’s Sheelah Kolhatkar explores how consolidation has landed Internet access providers among the ranks of the most hated businesses in the country. Susan Crawford explains that when it comes to…

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Teen Jury

Covers how the law and our judicial system affects kids and teenagers.

http://www.teenjury.com/

Feb 9
Ethics 101: No longer a required course for POTUS

Ethics 101: No longer a required course for POTUS

What does ethics mean? Different people have varying views of its definition. Clearly, what is ethical and what is lawful are not always the same. For instance, prior to the Civil War, slavery was legal, yet many people rightly and…
Nov 10
Trump election alters future of the Supreme Court

Trump election alters future of the Supreme Court

Justice Scalia died nearly nine months ago. His seat remains vacant. Republicans have denied President Obama’s nominee a hearing, instead claiming that it was too late in his term to be able to make such a critical…
Oct 11
Supreme Court hears first design patent case in more than a century

Supreme Court hears first design patent case in more than a century

In 1894, the Supreme Court heard two parties argue over a patent for a new rug design. In Dunlap v Schofield (1894), $250 was at stake. The Court has not heard another design patent case until today. In Samsung Electronics…

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Texas Appellate Law Blog

Civil Appellate practice tips, resources, and news. Published by D. Todd Smith, Attorney at Law.

http://www.texasappellatelawblog.com/

Sep 29
How Appellate Work Saved Me from Diabetes and Diabetes Made Me a Better Appellate Lawyer

How Appellate Work Saved Me from Diabetes and Diabetes Made Me a Better Appellate Lawyer

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 44 years ago, on September 24, 1973, and have practiced appellate law full-time since 1989. Appellate law has played a major part in helping me live a longer and healthy life. In 1973, the life expectancy…
Sep 8
Advocate v. Advisor: Estimating Likelihood of Succe

Advocate v. Advisor: Estimating Likelihood of Succe

“We’re going to win,” a board-member announced, pointing at the application for a temporary restraining order, and looking around the room. Turning her gaze to me, she reiterated, “it says, ‘Plaintiff Will Likely…
Sep 5
Talking Legal Tech on New Solo

Talking Legal Tech on New Solo

Anyone familiar with me as a lawyer knows I have a penchant for legal technology. It’s a regular topic of discussion around here, particularly as it relates to modern-day appellate practice. I’m always looking for ways to…

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The First: First Amendment…

The First: First Amendment Project's Weblog

Covers First Amendment Issues. From the First Amendment Project.

http://www.thefirstamendment.org/blog/

Dec 21
Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Condemn No Evil

Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Condemn No Evil

The latest issue of Index on Censorship magazine includes an interview with Jytte Klausen about her new book on the Danish cartoons crisis and why Yale University Press chose to publish it without any illustrations. Index on Censorship…
Oct 13
Ralph Lauren: Impossibly Skinny, Impossibly Fashionable

Ralph Lauren: Impossibly Skinny, Impossibly Fashionable

Yep. Believe it or not, the Ralph Lauren model above has not been manipulated. At least not by me. By Ralph's fashion empire. He placed her in a slightly different context however. Note the body types though. Spot any differences?I cannot…
Sep 7
Anonymity: Social responsibility, civility...or fear?

Anonymity: Social responsibility, civility...or fear?

An article in the New York Times, China Web Sites Seeking Users’ Names, reveals a new intrusion by Chinese authorities. This argument against anonymity has been made here in the United States as well. Recently Google revealed the name of a…

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The purpose of this blog is to unite members of the legal profession, law professors, and students in a light-hearted, amicable discussion of anything from up-and-coming SCOTUS decisions to the issues facing lawyers given the ever-changing legal market.

http://thelegalmusing.tumblr.com

Dec 10
Brief-writing hiccup

Brief-writing hiccup

As we charge (coast? drift?) through exam season, I thought I’d take a moment to share a...
Oct 10
Amish advocates | The Indiana Lawyer

Amish advocates | The Indiana Lawyer

Amish advocates | The Indiana Lawyer: An interesting and highly contextual practice…
Oct 1
Misplaced court order not the same as undelivered, COA rules | The Indiana Lawyer

Misplaced court order not the same as undelivered, COA rules | The Indiana Lawyer

Misplaced court order not the same as undelivered, COA rules | The Indiana Lawyer: It’s...

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The Law Blogger

Covers Michigan legal news. From the Oakland Press.

http://oplawblog.blogspot.com/

Oct 12
Child Custody, Vaccination, and Incarceration

Child Custody, Vaccination, and Incarceration

The bodies are hitting the floor in family court this month. And the kerfuffle is over whether a parent can refuse court-ordered vaccinations of their minor children.Here is a summary of the two media cases exploding in the Oakland County…
Sep 27
When A Business Discriminates Against Same-Sex Couple

When A Business Discriminates Against Same-Sex Couple

Business owners are sometimes known for the customers they refuse to serve. Old-fashioned soda counters, for example, refused to serve African American patrons for decades until the civil rights movement of the 1960s addressed, and eventually…
Aug 26
Ousted Arizona Sheriff Pardoned by Trump

Ousted Arizona Sheriff Pardoned by Trump

That an outlier POTUS like Trump would pardon a firebrand like former Maricopa [Arizona] County Sheriff Joe Arpaigo should surprise no one; they're views are tightly aligned on the illegal immigration issue. It's just that, in this case, the…

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The Legal Optimist

By Rosie Brown.

http://legaloptimist.wordpress.com

Aug 27
Do I have a right to counsel for probation violation proceedings?

Do I have a right to counsel for probation violation proceedings?

Yes, you do have a right to have an attorney for probation violation proceedings in the State of Tennessee. Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-35-311(b) provides that a defendant is entitled to be represented by counsel at a hearing on a…
Aug 27
Do I have a right to counsel for probation violation proceedings?

Do I have a right to counsel for probation violation proceedings?

Yes, you do have a right to have an attorney for probation violation proceedings in the State of Tennessee. Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-35-311(b) provides that a defendant is entitled to be represented by counsel at a hearing on a…
Mar 27
Tell Governor Haslam Not to Resume Executions in Tennessee

Tell Governor Haslam Not to Resume Executions in Tennessee

Join Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty to obtain an adequate number of signatures to influence Governor Haslam’s political choices. In short, Tennessee is slated to resume executing death row inmates this…

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The Privacy Law Site

Covers privacy laws and regulations.

http://privacy-law.blogspot.com/

Mar 25
White House to Propose End to Bulk Collection

White House to Propose End to Bulk Collection

According to the The New York Times, President Obama plans to propose legislation that would end bulk collection of phone records under Sec. 215 of the Patriot Act, keep the records in the hands of the phone companies, and require…
Jun 29
26 Senators Seek Details on Information Collection from NSA

26 Senators Seek Details on Information Collection from NSA

26 Senators have sent a letter to DNI James Clapper seeking examples of how bulk collection of phone records information from provided unique intelligence.The AP reports the story here.
Jun 29
COPPA Limits on Collection of Children's Information Applies to Apps as of July 1, 2013

COPPA Limits on Collection of Children's Information Applies to Apps as of July 1, 2013

Congress amended COPPA in 2012 to cover online services such as apps. As was previously the case, the law only applies to apps "directed at" children under the age of 13, or have actual knowledge of collection of personal information from…

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The TransAtlantic Assembly

Blog of American and European Practitioners and Academics on European and American Constitutional Law (with an eye to the European Constitution), International Law, European Law, and Law and Philosophy.

http://transatlanticassembly.blogspot.com/

Sep 4
Italy's tragic future

Italy's tragic future

Silvio Berlusconi is a modern dictator. He controls all the most important functions of the state and is THE key player in the private sphere. Modern dictators are characterized by an ability to disguise their authoritarianism through subtle…
Sep 2
No to Barroso

No to Barroso

Does anyone out there know who Barroso is? More importantly does anybody know what was his best achievement during his four years as President of the European Commission, the highest institution within the EU? Very few will be able to answer…
Jul 25
Obama's Transatlantic Speech

Obama's Transatlantic Speech

Berlin was like a honeymoon between America and Europe. But Obama's honey words, were a little too sweet:

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The University of Chicago Law…

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog

Covers constitutional law, copyright/technology, corporate law, criminal law, free speech, genetic testing, international law, national security and more.

http://uchicagolaw.typepad.com/faculty/

Jan 22
Notice and Comment, Behavioral Economics, and United States v. Texa

Notice and Comment, Behavioral Economics, and United States v. Texa

Assistant Professor Daniel Hemel on the Supreme Court’s certiorari grant in United States v. Texas: In many respects, the Supreme Court’s cert grant earlier this week in United States v. Texas was utterly unsurprising. The Fifth Circuit…
Jan 6
Friedrichs, Free-Riding, and Life After the Agency Shop

Friedrichs, Free-Riding, and Life After the Agency Shop

Assistant Professor Daniel Hemel and UC Berkeley Jurisprudence & Social Policy Ph.D. candidate David Louk on next Monday’s Supreme Court oral argument in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association: The Supreme Court will soon decide…
Jan 1
The Tax Returns of the Top 400: A Deeper Dive

The Tax Returns of the Top 400: A Deeper Dive

Assistant Professor Daniel Hemel on taxes paid by the highest earners in the United States: The IRS released data this week on the 400 individual income tax returns with the highest adjusted gross incomes (AGIs). According to the IRS data,...

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The University of Chicago Law…

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Podcast

Listen to lectures by and discussions with the faculty of the University of Chicago Law School.

https://soundcloud.com/uchicagolaw

Sep 20
Supreme Court Preview 2017: Highlights and Perspective

Supreme Court Preview 2017: Highlights and Perspective

On the first Monday in October, the Supreme Court session opens. Professors Adam Chilton, Aziz Huq, and Daniel Hemel offer insight into some of the issues the Court will hear in the upcoming year. Recorded on September 18, 2017, in…
May 2
Aaron Nielson, "The Past and Future of Deference: From Justice Scalia to Justice Gorsuch"

Aaron Nielson, "The Past and Future of Deference: From Justice Scalia to Justice Gorsuch"

With commentary by Professor Daniel Hemel Professor Nielson is a law professor at Brigham Young University and teaches/writes in the areas of administrative law, civil procedure, federal courts, and antitrust. Before joining the faculty,…
Apr 21
To POE or Not to POE: The Proper Evidentiary Standard for Campus Sexual Misconduct (A Debate)

To POE or Not to POE: The Proper Evidentiary Standard for Campus Sexual Misconduct (A Debate)

Featuring Professors Nancy Chi Cantalupo, Katharine Baker, Daniel Hemel, and Richard Epstein. Moderated by Professor Emily Buss. Presented by the Domestic and Sexual Violence Project, Defenders, Law Women's Caucus, Education and Child…

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The Volokh Conspiracy

By Eugene Volokh, Dale Carpenter, David Kopel, David Bernstein, David Post, Erik Jaffe, Ilya Somin, Jim Lindgren, Jonathan Adler, Kevan Choset, Orin Kerr, Randy Barnett, Russell Korobkin, Sasha Volokh, Stuart Benjamin, Todd Zywicki & Tyler Cowen.

http://www.volokh.com/

Oct 18
[Eugene Volokh] Senate candidate Roy Moore claims kneeling during national anthem violates federal law

[Eugene Volokh] Senate candidate Roy Moore claims kneeling during national anthem violates federal law

Time (Nash Jenkins) reports: In an interview with TIME magazine, the Alabama Republican argued that NFL players and others who have protested police violence are violating a section of the U.S. code which outlines how people should conduct…
Oct 18
[Robert Natelson] John Dickinson during the Continental and Confederation period

[Robert Natelson] John Dickinson during the Continental and Confederation period

In 1774, John Dickinson was elected to the First Continental Congress. As he had in the Stamp Act Congress, he served as principal drafter of public statements. The following year he was returned to the Second Continental Congress, where he…
Oct 17
[Orin Kerr] Who can access your e-mails after you die?

[Orin Kerr] Who can access your e-mails after you die?

Here’s an interesting new case from Massachusetts, Ajemian v. Yahoo!, Inc. The question: Who can access your e-mails after you die? The case arose after John Ajemian died from a cycling accident. He didn’t have a will, and his…

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U.S. Supreme Court Blog

Summaries and Commentary on Supreme Court Cases. From Tim Cone.

http://ussc.blogspot.com/

Jun 8
Boyle v. United States: Not much structure needed for RICO

Boyle v. United States: Not much structure needed for RICO

The Supreme Court held that an association-in-fact enterprise under RICO, 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c), must have a "structure," but it need not be, as Boyle sought the jury to be instructed in his bank robberies case, "an ascertainable structure…
Jun 1
Bobby v. Bies: No Double Jeopardy bar on mental capacity in death case

Bobby v. Bies: No Double Jeopardy bar on mental capacity in death case

A State court’s determination that a defendant’s mental retardation was a mitigating factor in the penalty phase of a capital case does not trigger Double Jeopardy issue preclusion, and foreclose the question whether, in the wake of the…
May 26
Montejo v. Lousiana: Michigan v. Jackson overruled leaving an interrogation free-for-all

Montejo v. Lousiana: Michigan v. Jackson overruled leaving an interrogation free-for-all

An inculpatory statement given by a defendant to police after the court ordered the appointment of counsel may be introduced at trial as evidence against him. In so holding, the Court overruled Michigan v. Jackson, which presumed that a…

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Underdog Blog

Covers constitutional law, criminal law, DUI, drugs, First Amendment and immigration. By Jon Katz, P.C.

http://katzjustice.com/blog/

Oct 17
Firearm convictions are possible without gun’s recovery- VA criminal lawyer

Firearm convictions are possible without gun’s recovery- VA criminal lawyer

Firearm convictions are possible without the weapon's recovery, at least when it has been fired. As a Virginia criminal/Second Amendment lawyer defending prosecutions for firearms, handguns, knives and other weapons, one of my first…
Oct 16
Arrests – Fairfax criminal lawyer on challenging detentions every time

Arrests – Fairfax criminal lawyer on challenging detentions every time

Police love making arrests. As a Fairfax criminal lawyer, I know that police are not only to look to prosecute for the arrest itself, but also to possibly find contraband on the arrestee that will enable further criminal charges. Police are…
Oct 15
Fairfax marijuana lawyer shows THC blood levels don’t mean DUI

Fairfax marijuana lawyer shows THC blood levels don’t mean DUI

Does tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (marijuana's primary psychoactive ingredient) concentration correlate to impairment from marijuana/cannabis consumption? The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration ("NHTSA") of the United…

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Verdict

Provides legal analysis and commentary on topical legal news and cases.

http://verdict.justia.com/

Oct 17
Can Congress Ban Bump Stocks?

Can Congress Ban Bump Stocks?

Cornell University law professor Michael C. Dorf explains why, if Congress wants to ban or further regulated the sale of “bump stocks,” it should act quickly or risk missing the window in which regulation is possible. Dorf points…
Oct 15
Oh, Those Crazy Commission

Oh, Those Crazy Commission

Cornell University law professor Joseph Margulies describes the ongoing military commissions operating at Guantanamo, costing US taxpayers over $90 million per year. Margulies explains why the commissions are are all symbol and no substance…
Oct 13
Bullies, Bullies Everywhere

Bullies, Bullies Everywhere

Professor and resident senior fellow in the Fox Leadership Program at the University of Pennsylvania, Marci A. Hamilton points out two ways the legal system reinforces a culturally ingrained fear of undermining the “family…

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Wall of Separation

From the Americans United for Separation of Church and State.

https://www.au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation

Oct 18
Religious Right Groups Are Very Interested In The Colo. Bakery Case Pending Before The Supreme Court

Religious Right Groups Are Very Interested In The Colo. Bakery Case Pending Before The Supreme Court

Rokia HassaneinWall of SeparationThe U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for December 5 in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission – an important case that will have significant implications for religious…
Oct 18
AU Helps Put A Freeze On The Latest Version Of Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’

AU Helps Put A Freeze On The Latest Version Of Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’

Eric RothschildWall of SeparationSurely if a temporary ban on immigration by Muslims violates the Constitution, an indefinite ban should too. That’s exactly what Judge Theodore D. Chuang found in IAAB v. Trump, a case brought in federal…
Oct 17
Religious Right Legal Group Issues Misleading Poll On The Johnson Amendment

Religious Right Legal Group Issues Misleading Poll On The Johnson Amendment

Rob BostonWall of SeparationAlliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is heralding the results of a new poll it commissioned among Protestant pastors and claiming it proves pastors oppose the Johnson Amendment, which is the provision in the tax code…

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