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Conservative groups are reshaping judicial outcomes in their favor using forum shopping and dark money, as seen in the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA case on access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
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Religion Dispatches
What do you call parents who side with the ADF, a right-wing legal advocacy group, against their own transgender teens? “Bigots” would be one valid response. So of course The New York Times recently…
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Religion Dispatches
In the amicus brief he submitted to the Supreme Court on behalf of the state of Mississippi in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case that overturned Roe v. Wade , John Eastman of the Claremont…
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Religion Dispatches
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in 303 Creative v. Elenis , the latest case to pit the Christian Right against LGBTQ people. Or is it? “Supreme Court Will Hear Latest Clash Between…
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Religion Dispatches
The following is part of RD and PRA’s special coverage of the Pray Vote Stand Summit. All posts can be found here. - eds 9/15/2022 Morning First Baptist Atlanta is huge—a sprawling campus of parking…
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Religion Dispatches
The leaked first draft of Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson has sent shockwaves throughout the American psyche. This is a stunning reversal of women’s rights that have been…
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Religion Dispatches
“How do we get people to view the CCCU as an extremist organization, the same way they view ADF?” It’s a great question that Paul Southwick, a gay attorney and the director of the Religious Exemption…
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Religion Dispatches
This month, a $100 million advertising campaign and website have been launched nationwide to help a particular figure rebrand. In the current climate, just who, do you think, might warrant such a…
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Religion Dispatches
“The strongest precedent for a right to teach a child at home is Roe v. Wade .” - Former HSLDA attorney Scott W. Somerville As the Supreme Court considers Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization…
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Religion Dispatches
In the Fall of 2019, the secretive Christian Right state legislative campaign, Project Blitz, became even more of a secret. When RD first reported on Project Blitz in April 2018 the website featured…
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