High school graduation ceremonies and the limits of the Establishment Clause
On June 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States denied certiorari to Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. Elmbrook School Dist. 687 F.3d 840
On June 16, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States denied certiorari to Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. Elmbrook School Dist. 687 F.3d 840
Earlier this month, in Bruni v. Pittsburgh, the Third Circuit overturned a decision upholding a Pittsburgh ordinance that created “buffer zones” around certain medical clinics
The Church of the Brethren, South/Central Indiana District (“the Denomination”) is composed of forty-five Church of Brethren congregations located across Indiana, and dates back
A recent state court decision in New Jersey addresses the role of the civil court’s in a dispute between a United Methodist Church congregation and
A recent Michigan Court of Appeals decision addressed the thorny issue of how to remove a pastor from a church. As noted in, Richard P. Hillenbrand
On March 22, 2016, Dan Dalton and Larry Opalewski spoke at the Michigan Municipal League’s Capital Conference. The topic of the presentation was the Supreme
Under a recent federal court ruling, an ordinance distinguishing between on-premises and off-premises billboards is subject to strict scrutiny. While this is not the majority
Most Americans believe that the First Amendment protects our free speech from government retaliation. And in most cases that belief is generally true. But sometimes
Last week, the Florida Court of Appeal struck down an injunction from the trial court which ordered a billionaire businessman to stop posting online about
Not every religious land use case requires litigation. Every once in a while, a matter is resolved when a letter is sent to the planning
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