584 ABA Journal Religious Law articles.
Updated: In the second day of a massive 416-child custody hearing, at least one expert for the state of Texas testified today that there was no sign of abuse among…
Apr 18, 2008 10:08 PM CDT
Updated: A huge custody hearing began today concerning 416 children taken by Texas officials from a ranch operated by a renegade Mormon sect that reportedly promotes polygamy. It bogged down…
Apr 17, 2008 5:44 PM CDT
Updated: As all involved gear up for a huge child custody hearing Thursday over 416 children removed from a Texas ranch run by a renegade Mormon group that allegedly promotes…
Apr 15, 2008 5:30 PM CDT
In preparation for a massive custody hearing Thursday concerning 416 children taken by the state of Texas from a ranch run by a renegade Mormon group that advocates polygamy, a…
Apr 14, 2008 4:16 PM CDT
Known for taking challenging constitutional cases, Gerry Goldstein apparently didn’t hesitate when he got a chance to defend a fringe Mormon group that advocates polygamy, concerning a controversial raid of…
Apr 11, 2008 3:19 PM CDT
In the wake of a controversial raid by Texas authorities on a ranch at which multiple teens allegedly may have been sexually abused by a…
Apr 10, 2008 4:22 PM CDT
As additional details were revealed about the child abuse concerns that led to an unprecedented raid by Texas authorities of a ranch run by followers of a fringe Mormon leader…
Apr 9, 2008 10:25 PM CDT
Updated: In what is apparently the largest child abuse case in state history, officials in Texas have taken custody of 416 children from a Texas ranch run by followers…
Apr 8, 2008 4:50 PM CDT
In what may be the largest child abuse investigation in Texas history, state workers have removed nearly 200 children and a number of women from a ranch run by followers…
Apr 7, 2008 5:40 PM CDT
Alabama solo puts practice on hold to answer military’s call to Afghanistan
Apr 1, 2008 3:16 PM CDT
Updated: While serious sins used to be a matter of individual misbehavior, in a global world they are often more political in nature and thus can affect large numbers of…
Mar 10, 2008 6:58 PM CDT
In an unassuming office park in a quiet Chicago suburb, six lawyers are planning a revolution. The six are American women of the Muslim faith, and they have started what…
Mar 1, 2008 9:14 AM CST
An analyst with a Washington research group has scoured 888 court decisions involving Muslims and discerned the trends. The United States is winning many terrorism-related prosecutions against religiously inspired defendants.…
Feb 19, 2008 7:25 PM CST
In yet another example of a growing cultural clash between local practices and the religious rights of Muslim immigrants that has become a hot-button issue in a number of non-Islamic…
Feb 14, 2008 1:27 AM CST
Child custody disputes involving religion are increasing, creating quandaries for judges who don’t want to favor one faith over another.
Ronald William Nelson, chair of the ABA Family Law Section’s…
Feb 13, 2008 6:45 PM CST