Contributor: The 1st Amendment was never meant to separate church and state

The founders simply wanted to prevent Congress and the federal government from establishing a national religion.
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-GazetteOpinion

OPINION | ART HOBSON: Thou shalt not post commandments in public schools; so sayeth the First Amendment

Last year, Arkansas passed Act 573 requiring display of the Ten Commandments in public schools and libraries. This is a big ...
The Daily Tar Heel

Where faith meets the First Amendment: Religious speech at UNC

UNC, as a public institution subject to First Amendment laws, must protect religious speech, which can lead to contentious ...
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Coshocton schools accused of violating First Amendment after teacher leads prayer

COSHOCTON, Ohio (WCMH) — The Freedom From Religion Foundation alleged Coshocton City Schools violated the First Amendment ...
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Test your Constitutional knowledge: When can free exercise of religion be limited under the First Amendment?

The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion but not every practice is automatically protected. From prayer in public schools to vaccine exemptions and workplace dress codes, some acts of faith ...

First Amendment takeaways from DeSantis' last State of the State

DeSantis also said Florida was the first state in the country to eliminate DEI in public higher education. In 2023, he signed ...
Law

Rejecting Policy Rationales Rooted in DEI, Eighth Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunction Denial in First Amendment Prison Curriculum Case

In Schmitt v. Rebertus the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit addressed the intersection of First Amendment religious exercise rights and prison administration in a 2-1 decision that also ...
SCOTUSblog

The problem of “religion”

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.