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Islam Is a Religion, and Therefore Protected by the Constitution Reuters

Islam Is a Religion, and Therefore Protected by the Constitution

Plaintiffs in a Tennessee lawsuit want to deny local Muslims the right to build a mosque. Why? They claim it's not a legitimate faith and shouldn't be allowed First Amendment rights.

What Right Do Schools Have to Discipline Students for What They Say Off Campus? AP

What Right Do Schools Have to Discipline Students for What They Say Off Campus?

Three girls in Indiana were expelled for joking on Facebook about classmates they would like to kill. Should districts have the authority to intervene?

Government Surveillance Only Hurts When it Hits Home AP Images

Government Surveillance Only Hurts When it Hits Home

The masses don't seem to mind public espionage when it's someone else who is being tracked.

Can George Zimmerman Get a Fair Trial? Reuters

Can George Zimmerman Get a Fair Trial?

If the case does go to court, the trial may have to take place on another planet.

What's Wrong With the Violence Against Women Act Jef Thompson/Shutterstock

What's Wrong With the Violence Against Women Act

A bill that was designed to rectify gender discrimination tips the balance too far, putting accused men at an unfair disadvantage.

A Pledge of Allegiance Battle Brews in Massachusetts Reuters

A Pledge of Allegiance Battle Brews in Massachusetts

All students are free not to say them, but plaintiffs in a state case argue that the words "under God" deny non-religious students their "right of inclusion" in a patriotic ceremony.

Can Educators Ever Teach the N-Word? olly / Shutterstock

Can Educators Ever Teach the N-Word?

A school suspended a teacher for using the racial epithet in an educational context. Now he's suing his district. Why is this considered hate speech?

In Birth Control Debate, Religious Beliefs Don't Trump Rights AP Images

In Birth Control Debate, Religious Beliefs Don't Trump Rights

The question of whether employees in church-affiliated organizations should receive contraceptive benefits is not a moral issue. It's a civil rights issue.

The Devilish Details of School Prayer AP Images

The Devilish Details of School Prayer

When it's an expression of a student's free speech, it is protected. When it's endorsed by officials, it's illegal. But a Supreme Court ruling muddies this boundary.

The Supreme Court's Religious Double Standard jcjgphotography/Shutterstock

The Supreme Court's Religious Double Standard

Today's Hosannah Tabor decision illustrates how religious institutions can work the system and win.

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