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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.
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Three girls in Indiana were expelled for joking on Facebook about classmates they would like to kill. Should districts have the authority to intervene?
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The masses don't seem to mind public espionage when it's someone else who is being tracked.
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If the case does go to court, the trial may have to take place on another planet.
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A bill that was designed to rectify gender discrimination tips the balance too far, putting accused men at an unfair disadvantage.
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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.
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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?
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The question of whether employees in church-affiliated organizations should receive contraceptive benefits is not a moral issue. It's a civil rights issue.
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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.
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Today's Hosannah Tabor decision illustrates how religious institutions can work the system and win.
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