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While conservative criticisms of the Burger Court may be justified, those criticisms do not apply to the "The Chief." He had only one vote on the Court ... and, too often, too little support from his colleagues to reach originalist results.

From Sixth Circuit Judge John Bush's very interesting opinion Friday respecting denial of rehearing en banc in Yoder v. Bowen:… The post The First Amendment and Restrictions on Gathering Information by Drone appeared first on Reason.com.

The Supreme Court tends to save its blockbuster orders for the last day of the term – and 2025 was no exception.

There’s no need to fight over lessons if you’re not forced to learn in government-run battlegrounds.

[1.] The Supreme Court has been debating the meaning of the Free Exercise Clause for over 60 years. One view… The post Free Exercise Clause Rights to Opt Children Out of Public School Lesson That "Substantially Interfer[e]" with Their Children's "Religious Development" appeared first on Reason.com.

A century ago, the Supreme Court handed down one of its most important cases about education. On June 1, 1925, the court struck down an Oregon statute requiring all students to attend public school – a law critics argued was meant to limit faith-based schools, at a time when anti-Catholic…

From today's dissent from denial of certiorari by Justice Gorsuch, joined by Justice Thomas, in Apache Stronghold v. U.S.: For… The post Justices Gorsuch and Thomas Dissent from Court's Declining to Hear Apache Religious Freedom Case appeared first on Reason.com.

An excerpt from the Second Circuit's long (and, I think, generally correct) decision yesterday in Miller v. McDonald (Judges José… The post Court OK's N.Y. Repeal of Religious Exemptions from Vaccination Requirement appeared first on Reason.com.

An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Sherbert v. Verner (1963), Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972), Employment Division v. Smith (1990), Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah (1993), Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores (2014)