Just when First Amendment principles seem to be working in public education, new fights over student religious speech threaten to reignite culture-war battles in schools across the country. It’s little known that many public schools made significant progress toward getting ...

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A few notes I couldn’t fit into my story today about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Snyder v. Phelps. – While the underlying case is emotional and brings out strong reactions, the court’s actual ruling “doesn’t break any new ...

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A day before the fifth anniversary of Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder’s death in Iraq, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Kansas congregation had the right to picket his Westminster funeral. The court, in an 8-1 vote on Wednesday, ...

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WASHINGTON — A Connecticut woman who was fired after she posted disparaging remarks about her boss on Facebook has prompted a first-of-its-kind legal case by federal authorities who say her comments are protected speech under labor laws. The National Labor ...

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