Derek Reinbold  //  4/9/17  //  Topic Update


An anti-LGBT “religious freedom" law in Mississippi is unconstitutional, but may portend future Trump Administration actions, argues Joshua Matz on Take Care.

A DOJ memorandum “gives new emphasis to combating religious hate crimes,” notes Howard Friedman at Religion Clause.

  • The DOJ memorandum can be found here.

Updates | The Week of January 22, 2018

1/28/18  //  Daily Update

The Senate confirmed Sam Brownback, former Kansas governor, as the American Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom. HHS's new religious freedom division constitutes a new attack on women's health, wrote Jamille Fields at The Hill.

Updates | The Week of December 18, 2017

12/24/17  //  Daily Update

President Trump’s Muslim ban echoes Japanese internment in the U.S. during World War II, and the Supreme Court should not make the same mistake today. President Trump has abandoned his campaign promises to help Christian refugees as his administration has accepted significantly fewer than previous administrations.

Update | The Week of November 27, 2017

12/4/17  //  Daily Update

This week, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Masterpiece Cakeshop, a case invoking the conflict between religious beliefs and non-discrimination ordinances.

Jeffrey Stein

Columbia Law School