A cross that has stood on Del Monte Beach in Monterey, California since 1969 has been cut down and left in the sand. The cross has been part of an ongoing dispute between the city and the local chapter of the ACLU, who see it as a violation of the establishment clause. The [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Court today heard arguments in Salazar v Buono, a highly anticipated establishment clause case. Many observers thought the Court might decide the case on standing, leaving the pricklier 1st amendment issue alone, but based on oral arguments that seems unlikely. The case was brought by a retired National Parks Service employee who [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, December 27, 2008
A legal adviser for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is demanding that a Georgia judge apologize for jailing a woman who refused to remove her hijab, the traditional Muslim head covering, in court. Abed A. Ayoub writes: The hijab is worn by millions of Muslim women in accordance with their belief in Islam. Some choose to wear a [...]
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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