In addition, although Sisk and Heise didn't observe a large effect in their study, Nones on the bench appear comparatively hostile to religious accommodations under the Free Exercise Clause.

The clear rules on holiday decorations The Establishment Clause, of course, prohibits the government from endorsing a particular religion. And that is exactly what placing a crèche scene -- all ...

Before the addition of the religion clauses of the First Amendment, the Constitution was silent on religion, except to prohibit religious tests for office. God himself was conspicuously absent ...

The debate over government funding of religious groups and institutions raises some of the thorniest issues in the ongoing discussion about the appropriate relationship between church and state. Most ...

This article is part of a SCOTUSblog symposium on the Roberts court and the religion clauses. Erwin Chemerinsky is the dean and Jesse H. Choper distinguished professor of law at University of ...

In his Feb. 6 Viewpoint, "Unalienable rights trumps human rights," James D. Burke asks to be notified if anyone can find a "separation clause" between church and state in the U.S. Constitution.

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Constitutional scholars and some justices say the First Amendment’s religion clauses present some of the most difficult questions to interpret. Justices must balance the Establishment Clause ...

Under one theory, the religion clauses (“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”) are complementary, both aiming to ...

Via the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty’s blog, Elena Kagan answered a few questions on the Establishment Clause yesterday. In light of past indications that she has leaned toward more ...

Of course, not even these plaintiffs contend that aliens with no connection to this country have rights under that clause that directly shield their religious affiliation from consideration. Rather, ...