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Extremism, the Makeover, and Election 2010

Hans Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hans Johnson

Not long ago, a passing familiarity with Bible verses, a flair for rhetoric, and hunger for a following could be enough to land someone in a small-tow...

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The Supreme Court Gets it Right on Gay Rights

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carlos A. Ball

A religious organization is not entitled to government subsidies when its beliefs are inconsistent with basic antidiscrimination principles.

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Supreme Court's CLS Decision Sucker-Punches First Amendment

Adam Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Adam Goldstein

It seems that the Court views the First Amendment rights of citizens as inviolable, unless those citizens are students, in which case those rights can be diminished whenever there's a political agenda.

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Hastings College Christian Group Can't Bar Gays, Get Funding

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — An ideologically split Supreme Court ruled Monday that a law school can legally deny recognition to a Christian student group that ...

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Court Splits Sharply On Campus Christian Argument

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed to split sharply Monday on whether a law school can deny recognition to a Christian student group that won...

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