First Amendment religious freedom is a shield against governmental infringement. But right-wing lawyers from the Alliance Defending Freedom have transformed First Amendment religious freedom jurisprudence into a sword in order to infringe upon the rights of individuals who do not share their religious views, i.e., evangelical Christian fundamentalism. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled (.pdf) today in a … Read more
One of Donald Trump’s very first official acts as president was his Muslim Travel Ban (version 1.0), on Jan. 27, 2017. Trump’s pandering on anti-Muslim bigotry is a sop to his white fundamentalist evangelical Christian Right base in the Republican Party, and their end-times Apocalyptic cult of the Rapture. And it is inextricably linked to the … Read more
At the end of May I did a post about Are Arizona legislators blocking you on Twitter? Let Blog for Arizona know, which gave you the background on a case of first impression: You may recall that in May 2018, A federal judge in New York ruled that President Trump may not block users from following his … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court started the day with a dozen cases yet to be decided this week. The Court announced four decisions today, and also that it would be back on Wednesday for another decision day. I would expect at least one additional decision day. It was another day in what would appear to be … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court started the day with 20 argued cases yet to be decided. The court issued four opinions today. The Court also announced an additional opinion day on Friday. Still 16 cases to be decided in 10 days. The first opinion is a plurality opinion in Gundy v. US, by Justice Kagan for … Read more