William C. Duncan
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Colorado religious school asks Supreme Court to take case on ministerial exception
U.S. law recognizes that courts should not second-guess a religious organization’s choices of spiritual leaders. An ex-teacher’s lawsuit says his firing shouldn’t have been allowed.
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Sutherland’s role in successful student-athlete uniform bill
The legislation followed conversations that Sutherland helped facilitate between religious groups and legislators in Utah after similar legislation was enacted in Illinois.
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Constitutional norms provide room for people to act on their beliefs
Individual faith is a powerful motivation, although survey data indicates that religious beliefs may not be a significant driver of state policies.
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Behind Sutherland’s amicus brief in Utah abortion case
The state’s argument in defense of the “trigger law” cites the Sutherland Institute brief in responding to the plaintiffs’ religious freedom claims before the Utah Supreme Court.
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Australia may move in wrong direction by clamping down on religious school accommodations
Religious schools that see education as an opportunity for transformation rather than a transaction help benefit students as well as the broader society.
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Religious participation seems to help guard against ‘deaths of despair’
Other social activities would also help, but data shows religious participation may be uniquely valuable.
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Adoption legislation seeks to protect all parties’ wishes
With this approach, Utah is leading out in proactively protecting religious freedom and the interests of non-religious people.
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Perspective: A basketball team in Alabama forfeited a game because it was on the Sabbath. Then the governor stepped in
State and local governments are often the first line for ensuring that religious accommodations are made, especially for religious minorities.
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Religious character of a university can provide a rich resource for students
On Jan. 12, a federal judge in Oregon dismissed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education that had been brought by an organization representing LGBT students who had attended religious schools.
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Sutherland supports HB 163 on student-athletes’ religious, modesty requests
‘Get those towels off your heads’ – why student-athletes’ religious and modesty needs should be protected in law