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What is the Religious Freedom Restoration Act?

Photo provided courtesy of ACLU of Alaska, acluak.org. By Samantha Dorn, Staff Writer In February of this year, the House of Representatives voted to pass the Equality Act.[1]  The Equality Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes and prohibiting […]

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Summer SCOTUS Roundup: Playgrounds and Free Exercise in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer

  By Kyle Steenland, Associate Editor Good news for religious organizations hoping to utilize state offered grants and subsidies; not so good news for those opposed to the potential of taxpayer dollars going to religious institutions. A recent Supreme Court decision, with seven justices for and two against, ruled that […]

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