Have you ever wondered how the United States Constitution came to incorporate "free exercise of religion" in the First Amendment? James Madison wrote the initial draft of the Bill of Rights. He and other Federalists initially...more
7/10/2013
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Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Hobby Lobby ,
Indemnification ,
Legal History ,
Religion ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Religious Institutions
Intellectual property is a legal construct referring to creations of the mind for which exclusive rights are recognized. Common types include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights, trade dress and,...more
Last February, at the request of Senate Finance Committee member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations was formed to address tax-related policy questions of import...more
2/8/2013
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Child Abuse ,
Closely Held Businesses ,
Contraceptive Coverage Mandate ,
Equal Protection ,
Establishment Clause ,
Federal Funding ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Human Trafficking ,
Local Ordinance ,
Mandatory Reporting Laws ,
Parental Consent ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Religious Institutions ,
RLUIPA
On November 16, 2102, in Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. v. Sebelius, No. 12-1635 (D. D.C. Nov. 16, 2012), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction to a closely held, for-profit...more
A corporation is an artificial or fictional person, ordinarily distinct from both its individual members or shareholders and its subsidiaries and affiliates, even when owned by just one person. A key reason many organizations...more