Insights & Takeaways
Insights & Takeaways is Sutherland Institute’s official blog that informs the public and policymakers alike. The blog addresses important issues through the two distinct yet complementary lenses of the seasoned policy professional and the engaged citizen.
Insights: analysis, research, and informed commentary from Sutherland experts. For elected officials and public policy professionals.
Takeaways: the most important things voters need to know. For civically engaged citizens.
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A democracy of learning
Read More: A democracy of learningThomas Jefferson argued in favor of education – and the field of history in particular – as fundamental to a functioning democracy. Fortunately, we have abundant opportunities to develop our…
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Dobbs and Cox’s Supreme Court nomination ring in a renaissance of federalism
Read More: Dobbs and Cox’s Supreme Court nomination ring in a renaissance of federalismIf we are going to be arguing over policy, politics and values, what do we have to lose by doing so a little more thoughtfully than we have of late?
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The coach who prayed: Supreme Court upholds religious practice
Read More: The coach who prayed: Supreme Court upholds religious practiceThe case involved a high school football coach, Joseph Kennedy, who had participated in a personal prayer on the football field after games.
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Primary election day comes and goes, and Utah’s elections are still secure
Read More: Primary election day comes and goes, and Utah’s elections are still securewhile some individuals and groups have sought to stoke public fear regarding election integrity, the facts say that voting in Utah is safe and secure from significant or widescale fraud.
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Are Supreme Court rulings the best way to advance religious freedom rights?
Read More: Are Supreme Court rulings the best way to advance religious freedom rights?The First Amendment – like the Constitution itself – would not exist except for the legislative negotiation and compromise that made it happen.
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Ruling in Maine school case highlights interplay of religion clauses in the First Amendment
Read More: Ruling in Maine school case highlights interplay of religion clauses in the First AmendmentIn tuition grant case, Supreme Court says state can’t exclude families using church-affiliated schools “from otherwise available public benefits.”
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Americans must uphold court’s role even amid controversy
Read More: Americans must uphold court’s role even amid controversyThe court’s role in our system is too important to sacrifice over policy disagreements.
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Sutherland Institute statement on Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center
Read More: Sutherland Institute statement on Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health CenterSALT LAKE CITY June 24, 2022—Today the United States Supreme Court issued a long-awaited ruling in the controversial case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center. Sutherland Institute believes this…
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How some companies lead the way on religious accommodations
Read More: How some companies lead the way on religious accommodationsA new report highlights some of accommodations made by employers, including addressing religion in diversity training and teaching workers how to request an accommodation.
