Symposium: Playground resurfacing case provides soft landing for state “no aid” provisions
Alice O’Brien is general counsel for the National Education Association. She filed an amicus brief in support of the state in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer.
Symposium on the court's ruling in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer
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Symposium: The justices reach broad agreement, but on a narrow question
Fred Yarger is the solicitor general of Colorado. He filed an amicus brief for the state in support of the church in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer. Although it represents a significant victory for religious liberty, Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer does not appear to alter fundamentally how the First Amendment will be understood and applied in cases involving claims of religious freedom.
Symposium: The Constitution provides a level playing field for people of faith
Hillary Byrnes is Assistant General Counsel for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. She filed an amicus brief for the conference and other organizations in support of the church in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer.
Symposium: The crumbling wall separating church and state
Erwin Chemerinsky is Dean and Raymond Pryke Professor of First Amendment Law at University of California, Irvine School of Law.
Symposium: Trinity Lutheran and Zelman – Saved by footnote 3 or a dream come true for voucher advocates?
Frank S. Ravitch is Professor of Law and Walter H. Stowers Chair in Law & Religion at Michigan State University College of Law. On its face, Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer does not appear to have anything to do with school vouchers.
Symposium: Putting some limits on the “play in the joints”
Erin Morrow Hawley is Associate Professor of Law and the University of Missouri School of Law. She filed an amicus brief for the General Council of the Assemblies of God in support of the church in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer.
Symposium: Bad news from Trinity Lutheran – Only two justices support the establishment clause
Leslie C. Griffin is William S. Boyd Professor of Law at the UNLV Boyd School of Law. Seven of nine Supreme Court justices voted for Trinity Lutheran Church today, in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer.
Symposium: Court ruling bolsters religious liberty… beyond the playground
Nathan J. Diament is the Executive Director for Public Policy of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. He filed an amicus brief on behalf of the union in support of the church in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer.