Caroline Mala Corbin
Constitutional law professor specializing in religion, speech, and women's rights. Fond of art, science, and equality.
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6th Circuit: Bus Ad Ban Is Unconstituitonal
In American Freedom Defense Initiative v. Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) , (6th Cir., Oct. 23, 2020), the ...
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6th Cir: Bus Ad Ban Is Unconstituitonal buff.ly/34BZ8u1
"Public transit rejected an ad aimed at Muslims considering leaving Islam.
The ads were rejected under rules banning political ads & ads that hold up a group of people to scorn or ridicule."
#speech #FirstAmendment
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Religious Affiliation of 2020 Electorate Reviewed
The Pew Research Center this week published an overview of the characteristics of the 2020 electorate. It had this to say about the religio...
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Religious Affiliation of 2020 Electorate buff.ly/2TvM3MD
"Christians account for the majority of registered voters in the U.S. (64%), down from 79% as recently as 2008. Voters who identify as religiously unaffiliated has nearly double from 15% to 28%"
#Election2020
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Student Sues Over Ban On Shirt With Anti-Gay Message
Suit was filed in a Tennessee federal district court last week by a high school student and her father challenging a public school's interpr...
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Student Sues Over Ban On Shirt w/ Anti-Gay Message buff.ly/34o9Fck
"Student Handbook bars clothing w/ offensive messages, incl sexual connotations. The school insisted that Policy prohibits...the message 'homosexuality is a sin--1 Corinthians 6:9-10'"
#lgbtq #equality
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Title VII Religious Exemption Does Not Protect Against Suit Over Sexual Orientation Discrimination
In Starkey v. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Inc. , (SD IN, Oct. 21,2020), an Indiana federal district court held that a forme...
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Title VII Religious Exemption Does Not Protect Against Suit Over Sexual Orientation Disc buff.ly/3kof20z
"The exemption under Sec 702 should not be read to swallow Title VII's rules. It should be narrowly construed to avoid reducing Title VII's expansive rights"
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Pope Francis Endorses LGBT Civil Union Laws
Catholic News Agency reported yesterday that in a newly released documentary titled Francesco, Pope Francis called for the passage of civ...
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Pope Francis Endorses #LGBT Civil Union Laws buff.ly/2TfzcOv
"Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the family. They’re children of God & have a right to a family....What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered."
#LGBTQ #equality
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Colorado Limits On Worship Services Enjoined
In Denver Bible Church v. Azar , (D CO, Oct. 15, 2020), a Colorado federal district court granted a preliminary injunction barring enforceme...
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Colorado Limits On Worship Services Enjoined buff.ly/2HtdSC8
"Colorado’s failure to offer a compelling reason why houses of worship are subject to greater restrictions than warehouses, schools & restaurants violates the 1st Amdt’s guarantee of free exercise of religion"
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Colorado Limits On Worship Services Enjoined buff.ly/2HtdSC8
"Colorado’s failure to offer a compelling reason why houses of worship are subject to greater restrictions than warehouses, schools & restaurants violates the 1st Amdt’s guarantee of free exercise of #religion"
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More Litigation Developments In Religious Institution Challenges To COVID-19 Restrictions
Suit was filed last week in an Oregon federal district court challenging Oregon's COVID-19 Orders and guidance that grant small public schoo...
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More Litigation Developments In Religious Institution Challenges To COVID-19 Restrictions buff.ly/2TbZEsb
cases out of Oregon, New York, Michigan, & Kentucky
#religion #covid #covid19 #coronavirus #science
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White Supremacist Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Bomb Colorado Synagogue
Richard Holzer, 28, shared with undercover F.B.I. agents that he wanted to get a synagogue “off the map.”
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White Supremacist Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Bomb Colorado Synagogue buff.ly/2HaGYq4
"federal hate crime ...that federal officials said meet the federal definition of domestic terrorism"
#Trump #hatespeech #terrorism #DomesticTerrorism #racism #Antisemitism
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Tennessee 48-Hour Abortion Waiting Period Struck Down
In Adams & Boyle, P.C. v. Slatery , (MD TN, Oct. 14, 2020), a Tennessee federal district court struck down Tennessee's requirement that wo...
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Tennessee 48-Hour #Abortion Waiting Period Struck Down buff.ly/3lTKvb8
The right decision
"These burdens are esp. difficult, if not impossible, for low-income women to overcome, & the vast majority of women seeking abortions in Tennessee are low income"
#undueburden
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Caroline Mala Corbin
Tennessee 48-Hour #Abortion Waiting Period Struck Down buff.ly/3lTKvb8
The right decision
"These burdens are esp. difficult, if not impossible, for low-income women to overcome, & the vast majority of women seeking abortions in Tennessee are low income"
#undueburden
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Americans' Readiness to Get COVID-19 Vaccine Falls to 50%
Americans' willingness to receive an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine has fallen to 50%. Comfort has plunged among Democrats, while Republicans' willingness has increased.
Cert. Filed In Church's Challenge To Illinois COVID-19 Orders
A petition for certiorari ( full text ) was filed today with the U.S. Supreme Court in Romanian Pentecostal Church v. Pritzker, (cert. fil...
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Cert. to Supreme Court Filed In Church's Challenge To Illinois #COVID-19 Orders buff.ly/33Y1Hq0
It's a challenge to keep track of all the cases where a church sues govt's over mass gathering ban
This one is Romanian Pentecostal Church v. Pritzker
#science #religion
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Cert. to Supreme Court Filed In Church's Challenge To Illinois #COVID-19 Orders buff.ly/33Y1Hq0
It's a challenge to keep track of all the cases where a church sues govt's over mass gathering ban
This one is Romanian Pentecostal Church v. Pritzker
#science #religion
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DC Restrictions On Outdoor Church Services Violate RFRA
In Capitol Hill Baptist Church v. Bowser , (D DC, Oct. 9, 2020), a D.C. federal district court issued a preliminary injunction allowing pla...
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DC Restrictions On Outdoor Church Services Violate RFRA buff.ly/351HcrT
“it is not for [the District] to say [the Church’s] religious beliefs” about the need to meet together as one corporal body “are mistaken or insubstantial."
A completely subjective requirement?
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Kentucky Restrictions on Church Services Debated at Sixth Circuit
A Kentucky church argued before the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday that despite modifications to allow in-person religious services, it is nevertheless entitled to injunctive relief to invalidate executi…
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Kentucky Restrictions on Church Services Debated at Sixth Circuit buff.ly/376CU4Q
"Senior U.S. Circuit Judge McKeague said he was 'dumbfounded' by the church’s decision to appeal a case in which it was granted the relief it requested."
#coronavirus #covid19 #religion
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6th Circuit Hears Arguments On Kentucky COVID Orders Applicable To Churches
Yesterday, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Maryville Baptist Church v. Beshear and Roberts v. Beshear. ( Audi...
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6th Circuit Hears Arguments On Kentucky COVID Orders Applicable To Churches buff.ly/3lM8Obc
includes link to oral argument
#coronavirus #covid19 #covid #SuperSpreaderEvents #religion
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Early voting begins in Georgia with long lines, high turnout
Race is one of the strongest predictors of how long a person waits in line to vote, research shows.
Facebook Bans Content About Holocaust Denial From Its Site
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, once cited Holocaust denial as something he would allow on the social network for free speech reasons.
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Facebook Bans Content About Holocaust Denial From Its Site buff.ly/30X2Ko0
I guess better late than never?
#Antisemitism #speech #hatespeech #FirstAmendmentDoesNotApplytoPrivateCompanies
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Catholic and Jewish Organizations Sue New York Governor Over New COVID-19 Restrictions
On Tuesday of this week, New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo announced new restrictions in spots in which clusters of COVD-19 cases have broke...
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Catholic and Jewish Orgs Sue NY Gov Over New COVID-19 Restrictions buff.ly/36K5zwB
Constitutionality turns on how houses of worship are treated compared to other mass gatherings
If the same rules apply to all, then no Free Exercise violation
#covid #covid19 #religion
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South Carolina Supreme Court Invalidates Emergency School Aid Program
In Adams v. McMaster , (SC Sup. Ct., Oct. 7, 2020), the South Carolina Supreme Court held that South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster's all...
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South Carolina Supreme Court Invalidates Emergency School Aid Program on the grounds that it violates SC state constitution's no aid provision buff.ly/33ILKDM
It was directing govt funding of religious education
#religion #funding #Establishment
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