Religion & Law

Canadian Constitutional Law #28: Freedom of Religion
Can you take your kirpan to school? Not even if it’s in a box under your clothes? These are the questions of section 2(a), freedom of religion...

Document: Freedom Religion: Perfect Together
Freedom really does require religion.

On Scalia and Religion vs. Non-Religion
On Sunday, Justice Scalia delivered a speech to a gathering of Orthodox Jews on religion and the Establishment Clause, where he repeated one of his more controversial positions: that the Constitution does not prohibit the government from favoring religion over...

Pluralism, Religion and the Law
This Friday, March 7, Seattle University School of Law will be hosting a symposium entitled, Pluralism, Religion and the Law...

The Methodist Menace: Fiji Human Rights Commission Finds Planned Conversions of Non-Christians to be Violation of Freedom of Religion
In a very curious ruling, the Fiji Human Rights Commission has found that the proposed campaign by the Methodist Church Conference to convert non-Christians in Fiji would violate the freedom of religion under the country’s constitution and international law...

Indonesia bound to protect Islamic sect under rights treaty: HRW
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] Tuesday renewed its call for Indonesia to protect freedom of religion when it stated that the Indonesian government should reverse a decree [HRW reports] issued Monday that provides for the prosecution of members of a controversial Islamic sect who continue to spread the religion...

How do i go bout geting a free laywer to sue the durham police department for drug raids and nothing is found?they have been in my house 4 or 5 times seems like every 4 months or so and breaking down my door tearing up m
They need a warrant to get into your house...if they never showed you one...you ...

Can a creditor/collection agency call other employees at your place of work AND call your adult children who live in another state?
A creditor can call you at home, several times a day if you aren't answerin...

Some elses debt is being reported by a bank to the crecit agencies. They know and have ackowledged it is not mine, yet it is still being listed as mine. it was my son's and no I didn't co-sign. It is adversly
It is easy for the bank and the credit reporting agencies to clear this confusio...

How to prove child support payments were sent by US Mail?
Your best bet is to send the checks via certified mail return receipt requested....

I live in Sarasota, FL and am appalled at the apartment living conditions in this area. How in the world do they get away with building these apartments with no insulation to keep the noise down between floors (and walls
Talk to your local political representatives to see if you can find somebody sym...

Religious Decorations
Oklahoma City to pay attorney fees in religious freedom violations lawsuit.

Walt Disney
alleging a Sikh American applied for a job with Disney but was told he did not have the "Disney look" - apparently referring to his beard and turban, which is required by his religion.

Sheriff Interfered With Custody Battle
Greene County to pay $85,000 settlement in trespassing lawsuit.