Sutherland Institute
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Administration hits pause on gender-identity health rule
Laws can create moral quandaries for providers who are people of faith and for faith-based organizations that provide medical care.
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Brent Andrewsen named chairman of Sutherland Institute Board of Directors
Brent Andrewsen has been named to lead the board through an unprecedented period of growth.
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Justices find unanimity in new religious freedom ruling
Supreme Court is united in ruling this week against city of Boston over refusal to allow flag.
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Government shouldn’t decide which churches ‘deserve’ a tax exemption
While avoiding entanglement between church and state is probably the key legal reason for tax exemptions for churches, that policy also advances some important public (and secular) interests.
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Coach’s Supreme Court case highlights clash of First Amendment clauses
A religious freedom case that was argued this week before the Supreme Court is particularly important because it involves conflicting claims, each based on a different part of the First Amendment.
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Cases carefully chosen to catch the Supreme Court’s eye
Those who hope to influence the law have an incentive to strategically pursue cases that are likely to get the court’s attention. A good example is the strategy that led to the end of school segregation.
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Harsh Shanghai lockdown highlights the strength of the U.S. Constitution
American governments may have botched many things in the pandemic, but communist China’s oppressive methods reveal what a truly horrifying pandemic response looks like.
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Legislature reflects and respects Utah’s increasing diversity
Support was broad and bipartisan for bills including condemnation of antisemitism, improved health care support for racial and ethnic communities, and recognition of Juneteenth as a state holiday.
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The antidote to the poison of the culture war
Refuse to allow the obnoxious fighting and caricaturing of our political opponents to poison other aspects of life. Showing decency and graciousness will help our democracy – and you’ll be happier, too.
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Many states poised to act – one way or another – if Roe is overturned
Many state legislatures are acting on the assumption that the court will decide to allow the states to regulate abortion again.