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Mike Sacks

Supreme Court Leaves Clues How It Will Decide Health Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 02.03.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A Kaiser Family Foundation poll published as the Supreme Court went into mid-term recess last week reveals that nearly 60 percent of Ame...

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Constitution Check: Do Civil Rights Laws Protect Church Employees?

Lyle Denniston | Posted 03.18.2012

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This is a decision primarily about spiritual leaders within a religious organization, those who -- in the words of Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. -- "guide it on its way."

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Mike Sacks

Supreme Court Shields Church From Minister's Lawsuit

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 01.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Employees of religious organizations whose job duties reflect "a role in conveying the Church's message and carrying out its mission" ar...

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Court: Judges Cannot Get Involved In Church Dispute

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 03.12.2012

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WASHINGTON — Religious workers can't sue for job discrimination, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, saying for the first time that churches &nda...

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Mike Sacks

When Is A Teacher Also A Minister?

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 12.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court dipped its toes in holy waters Wednesday morning, but only a minority of the justices appeared ready to fully immerse ...

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Medicaid, Death Row And Religion Cases Slated For Supreme Court's First Week Back

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 12.03.2011

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With the bang of a gavel at 10 sharp this morning, the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court will return to the bench to begin oral argumen...

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Supreme Court To Decide If Narcoleptic Teacher At Church School Gets Disability Rights

AP | Posted 05.28.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether a teacher at a church-run school is a religious or secular worker when it comes to the Americ...

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