SB 253 tries to give public school employees the ability to endorse religion to their students, but the Supreme Court has consistently held that this violates the Establishment Clause of …
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More Information About Tenn. HJR 37
House Joint Resolution 37 passed the state House last May and has been sitting dormant in a Senate committee for almost a year (as unconstitutional bills tend to do). But …
More Information About Tenn. HJR 37
House Joint Resolution 37 passed the state House last May and has been sitting dormant in a Senate committee for almost a year (as unconstitutional bills tend to do). But …
More Information About Illinois HB 5067
One small solace of Illinois’s recent voucher-like scheme, a taxpayer handout to private schools, was that those schools would at least have to meet state educational standards. With HB 5067, …
More Information About the First Amendment Defense Act
U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has proposed the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) — a name that would make George Orwell’s Big Brother proud. HB 372 is modeled after the FADA …
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More Information About Louisiana SB 224
SB 224 would force school boards “to display the national motto in each building it uses.” In fact, in 2005 the Supreme Court struck down a display that included the Ten …
More Information About Oklahoma Senate Bill 1140
Senate Bill 1140 would permit child welfare organizations, agencies and employees contracting with the state of Oklahoma to discriminate against LGBTQ families, single mothers, atheists and others when making foster …
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More Information on New Jersey’s Aid In Dying Bill
Five states — Oregon, Washington, California, Vermont, and Colorado, plus the District of Columbia — have passed legislation allowing mentally competent adult residents with a terminal illness to voluntarily request …
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More information about Kentucky HB 40
HB 40 would require the Governor of Kentucky to declare a “Day of Prayer for Kentucky’s Students,” styled after the National Day of Prayer, a sectarian event that originated with …
