584 ABA Journal Religious Law articles.
A Michigan woman and an Islamic civil rights group filed a federal lawsuit against a Detroit judge today, contending that he insisted she remove her hijab, a religious head covering,…
Aug 26, 2009 9:54 PM CDT
Updated: Supporters of a 17-year-old runaway gathered in and around a central Florida courthouse today in anticipation of a hearing this afternoon at which an Orlando juvenile court judge is…
Aug 21, 2009 7:48 PM CDT
A famous civil rights lawyer and Harvard Law School professor is trying to hold Justice Antonin Scalia’s feet to the fire concerning a U.S. Supreme Court ruling…
Aug 19, 2009 7:56 PM CDT A decision by the Yale University Press to eliminate all images of the prophet Muhammad from an upcoming book, for fear of inciting violent protests by Muslims, is causing concern…
Aug 13, 2009 8:47 PM CDT Shariah courts in the United Kingdom aren’t just being used by Muslims. A small but growing number of non-Muslims also are turning to the religious tribunals to resolve commercial disputes…
Jul 21, 2009 5:22 PM CDT A divided Michigan Supreme Court has approved a much-awaited rule of evidence revision that delineates the power of a courtroom judge to determine witness attire. Rejecting an American Civil Liberties…
Jun 17, 2009 7:04 PM CDT Michigan’s highest court is weighing whether to adopt a guideline that would give lower court judges wide discretion when it comes to controlling witness attire. But civil rights advocates are…
May 11, 2009 4:44 PM CDT A kindergartener in Texas may continue to wear his hair long, a federal judge has ruled, apparently finding that the school district’s policy of requiring the child to conceal his…
Jan 22, 2009 10:42 PM CST There are, undoubtedly, advantages to being the king or queen of England. But one disadvantage is that those who so desire can’t marry a Catholic and retain the British throne.…
Jan 21, 2009 5:12 PM CST A Texas woman filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in federal court this week, contending that the tax agency had refused to allow her to carry…
Jan 8, 2009 9:22 PM CST A lawyer representing evangelist Tony Alamo has asked a federal court to remove religious references from a civil suit, arguing that the court has no business weighing in on theological…
Dec 24, 2008 1:59 PM CST In a report today that appears likely to ignite further controversy over a fringe religious group that advocates polygamy, Texas Child Protective Services says more than one in four pubescent…
Dec 23, 2008 7:20 PM CST Although Afghanistan officially has government courts to settle civil disputes and rule on criminal matters, there is another option that citizens, in some cases, are pursuing in order to get…
Dec 16, 2008 7:55 PM CST A federal appeals court has held that the Vatican may be liable for a policy that could have led to a cover-up of child sexual abuse by clergy in the…
Nov 25, 2008 5:21 PM CST Contending that their First Amendment right to religious freedom is being abridged by too-zealous enforcement of a New York municipality’s building codes, a group of Amish families plans to file…
Nov 10, 2008 7:58 PM CSTYale Eliminates Muhammad Images in Book to Avert Potential Violence
Non-Muslims Turn to Shariah Courts in UK to Resolve Civil Disputes
Courtroom Judge Has Power to Ban Muslim Veil, Top Michigan Court Decides
Michigan Supreme Court Mulls Rule on Witness Attire
Kindergartener Wins Court Battle Over Long Hair
Will U.K. Parliament End Royal Ban on Marrying a Catholic?
Scissors, Boxcutters Are OK; Religious Knife Is Not, Lawsuit Says IRS Ruled
Jailed Evangelist Wants Religious References Edited From Docs
Report Says 1 in 4 Pubescent Girls Abused at Yearning for Zion’s Texas Ranch
Taliban is, Increasingly, a Source of ‘Justice’ in Afghanistan
Appeals Court Allows Vatican Suit for Alleged Abuse Cover-Up
Amish Families to Sue N.Y. Town Over Building Code Enforcement Issues
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