Sutherland Institute
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University policies vs. student religious practice: Washington state finds a solution
The Washington model illustrates that by recognizing potential conflicts and enacting appropriate accommodations, schools can do their work without unnecessarily infringing the religious exercise of students. It is a model other states, including Utah, should follow.
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Illinois court decision underlines vital religious role of helping families in pandemic
Caring for children and families in vulnerable situations is an undoubted public priority, and everyone willing to provide good-faith help is needed.
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Teaching freedom of speech in grades 7-12
The year 2021 has started fast and furious in the political space. Rioting at the U.S. Capitol and the banning of our president from certain big tech platforms like Facebook and Twitter have continued the national discussion about speech and…
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2021 legislative session needs to address civics ed … here’s how
Ensuring that Utah civics education is adequate will take a statewide commitment from more than just the Legislature (and it’s usually better when it comes from more local decisionmakers), and it will demand that we avoid simplistic solutions about teachers…
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Does freedom have an expiration date?
It is our republic – if we can keep it.
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SCOTUS case to address harassment in the digital age
The case involves a regulation issued by the California Attorney General for charitable organizations. Those organizations have long been required to provide financial disclosures, but they had only been asked to file basic financial information.
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Gov. Cox’s new budget proposal looks good – but one thing’s missing
In a year with nearly $2 billion in new taxpayer dollars to potentially spend, prudent fiscal stewardship via avoiding excess is no simple task.
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What we’ve learned about religious freedom during the pandemic
As the pandemic restrictions were just settling in, Sutherland noted that the situation was an important “stress test” for how the government would treat fundamental rights, like religious exercise. Now that there appears to be light at the end of…
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Lessons from the D.C. riot
There are reasons for optimism and hope despite disturbing violence coming out of Washington, D.C. this week. Our democracy is not about to crumble; we have seen such events before and not only survived them but thrived afterward. And we…
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Ed innovation: Here’s what’s going well in 2021
Two state policies, a new grassroots education development and a Supreme Court case from the last year offer reasons for hope and optimism moving forward.