admin

Religious Freedom in the Execution Chamber 0
- March/April 2022
- March 1, 2022
Studying sacred texts, attending weekly services, praying with fellow believers, and receiving advice from faith leaders are commonplace in the United States as people practice their religion freely. Though lawyers and judges debate the precise meaning of our laws, few question that our country prizes religious freedom or that religious activities are welcome. Religion thrives
READ MORE
Reflections on a Free Exercise Renaissance 0
- March/April 2022
- March 1, 2022
Today’s national conversation around religious free exercise is radically different in both character and scope from that of three decades ago. What has changed, and why? A former special counsel for religious discrimination in the U.S. Department of Justice provides a front-seat perspective on 35 years of transformation. When I was a law student in
READ MORE

The Looming Harm of “Do No Harm”0
- January/February 2022
- January 1, 2022
Illustration by Mary Haasdyk It has been a little more than 28 years since President Bill Clinton signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) into law.1 An iconic photograph of the signing ceremony shows President Clinton surrounded by RFRA’s smiling supporters: then New York Democratic Representative and now Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer; California Democratic
READ MORE
The Battle to Save Oak Flat 0
- January/February 2022
- January 1, 2022
Where do you commune with God? For the San Carlos Apache and some other Western tribes, the answer is Oak Flat, currently part of Tonto National Forest in southeast Arizona. For centuries they have used Oak Flat for religious rituals, cultural ceremonies, burial grounds, and as a place to find medicinal plants, food, and water.
READ MORE