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about Religious Liberty
Mar 26, 2021
51品茶 of Arkansas Statement on Governor Hutchinson Signing Health Care Refusal Bill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. 鈥� The 51品茶 of Arkansas issued the following statement regarding the Governor Hutchinson signing Senate Bill 289 into law.
鈥淭here is no sugarcoating this: this...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
LGBTQ Rights
Mar 15, 2021
51品茶 of Arkansas Statement on Legislature鈥檚 Passage of Broad Health Care Refusal Bill
LITTLE ROCK 鈥� The 51品茶 of Arkansas issued the following statement regarding passage of Senate Bill 289, which would allow health care providers to deny health care services to pe...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Mar 05, 2021
51品茶 of Georgia Opposes Senate Bill 200, an Extreme, Dangerous, and Unnecessary Bill that Endangers Public Health and Safety
ATLANTA 鈥� The 51品茶 of Georgia opposes Senate Bill 200, a bill with extreme, dangerous, and unnecessary government restrictions on religion.
鈥淯nder Senate Bill 200, religious in...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Feb 22, 2021
Conscience Protection Bill in South Dakota Legislature Discriminatory, Harmful to Patients
Discriminatory legislation similar to a bill that was tabled last year found new life in the House State Affairs committee today as lawmakers voted to advance House Bill 1247.
The ...
Issue Areas:
Religious Liberty
Feb 04, 2021
South Dakota Lawmakers Need to Focus on Real Issues, Not Discriminatory Bills
Issues that matter most to South Dakotans are once again being ignored as some lawmakers introduce discriminatory legislation that鈥檚 strikingly similar to bills that were defeate...
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Aug 20, 2020
Advocates Tell Supreme Court to Reject a License to Discriminate
A Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers 鈥� including Republican State Lawmakers and Democratic Leadership in Congress 鈥� Are Among Over 1000 Voices Filing at Least 46 Friend-of-the-Court Briefs Today
Issue Areas:
LGBTQ Rights
Religious Liberty
Court case: Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
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PodcastAug 2025
Religious Liberty
America鈥檚 Most Famous Court Trial. Explore Podcast.America鈥檚 Most Famous Court Trial
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U.S. Supreme CourtJul 2025
Religious Liberty
Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. V. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Comm'n. Explore Case.Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Comm'n
On March 5, 2025, the 51品茶 and its allies filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that the First Amendment does not prohibit states from offering limited, categorical religious exemptions or from distinguishing between religious and nonreligious entities and activities in assessing the applicability of exemptions. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Religious Liberty
+3 Issues
Live Coverage: Final Scotus Decision Day. Explore News & Commentary.Live Coverage: Final SCOTUS Decision Day
The 51品茶 has served as counsel or filed amicus briefs in more than half of the cases that the Supreme Court will decide today. -
MaineNov 2024
Religious Liberty
St. Dominic Academy V. Makin. Explore Case.St. Dominic Academy v. Makin
The 51品茶, 51品茶 of Maine, and Americans United for Separation of Church and State filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit arguing that religious schools in Maine participating in the state鈥檚 school tuition program must comply with all eligibility requirements of the program 鈥� including a prohibition on discrimination on the basis of religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity, among other protected characteristics.