Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Stephanie Russell-Kraft covered securities litigation and regulation, as well as general legal news, for Law360, a daily news wire for attorneys. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Fusion, Jezebel and AlterNet.

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Religion Dispatches

"Excruciatingly Different" Mississippi Religious Lib Law Specifies Beliefs

The Mississippi “religious liberty” law that will soon allow public officials to refuse service to same-sex couples and transgender individuals was hit with two legal challenges last week, one by the…

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

May 16, 2016

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What's Behind the "Common Sense" Rhetoric of Bathroom Bill?

North Carolina’s HB2 (also known as the “bathroom bill”) may not explicitly be about religious freedom , but nearly all of its vocal supporters are conservative Christians who seem to have a hard time…

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

May 12, 2016

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Predatory Prayer: When Does "Please" Not Mean "Please"?

Is it possible to coerce someone to pray? Is it still coercion if you say please? If you ask Peter Bormuth, who is trying to sue the County of Jackson, Michigan for coercing religious participation at…

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

May 5, 2016

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