When Shrugging is Not an Option
- May/June 2025
- April 30, 2025
What do well-heeled liberal law firms have in common with undocumented immigrants with criminal backgrounds? Very little, except for their general unpopularity. That unpopularity is worth keeping in mind as we consider the current presidential administration’s legal due process shortcuts in dealing with these two groups. But before we get to that, let me share
READ MOREIs a fully state-funded Roman Catholic charter school constitutionally permissible? Until recently that question would have seemed laughable. Today the U.S. Supreme Court isn’t laughing. There were two likely possibilities when the United States Supreme Court decided to hear Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond and St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v.
READ MORENavigating truth, pluralism, and compromise within the grand American experiment. How should a Christian respond to diversity within a world of growing ideological rifts, as disagreements multiply on questions of politics, religion, philosophy, and many other areas of human thought? For me, this is not just an abstract question—it’s personal. I was raised in a
READ MOREWhat does immigration enforcement policy have to do with religious liberty? A Special Liberty Report Quakers in New England have enjoyed strong ties with Quakers in Cuba for decades, and a highlight of their friendship has been the exchange of delegations to each other’s yearly meetings. New England Yearly Meeting, a regional body of Quakers
READ MORELaw students help pioneer a renewed understanding of religious liberty for polarized times. In January 2013, we launched at Stanford Law School our nation’s then-only Religious Liberty Clinic. A law school clinic is an academic program in which students learn the practice and profession of law through faculty-supervised legal representation of clients in the field.
READ MOREWill America Abandon Its Leadership on International Religious Freedom? America’s global efforts to protect religious rights and counter authoritarian disinformation could be undermined by recent federal cuts to USAID and the closure of U.S.-funded media outlets, according to the 2025 annual report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Commission chair Stephen Schneck
READ MOREOne person’s “content moderation” is another’s “censorship.” Given social media’s tortuous free speech history, what does Meta’s latest policy change mean for religious expression online? Earlier this year, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Meta, released a video on social media announcing massive shifts in how the company will deal with speech on its suite
READ MOREWas it a call to greater national harmony? Or partisan meddling? “Elected theologians” weighed in. The American colonies pursued separation from England in the interest of liberty. Our nation’s Constitution creates space for liberty to flourish, and our Bill of Rights places religious liberty at the very top of the 10 amendments. From the time
READ MOREAn interview with David French The first months of the new presidential administration have brought an unrelenting stream of headlines—many touching on issues of constitutional law, the role of the judiciary, and the nature of presidential executive authority. For some perspective on recent events, Liberty editor Bettina Krause spoke with David French, an attorney turned
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