Recently, Senator Stuart Reid announced that he is working on three bills that are intended to protect religious freedoms in Utah, including implementation of a state-based version of the Religious Freedom Act. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . . .” These are the immortals words of the Declaration […]
Religious Freedom Prevails Over Obamacare in the D.C. Circuit Court [Contributor]
November 4, 2013 by
In Gilardi v. Department of Health and Human Services, handed down on November 1, 2013, the D.C. Circuit of Appeals examined whether the contraceptive mandate imposed by the Affordable Care Act violates the right of free exercise protected by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. In its ruling, the D.C. Circuit invalidates the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate […]
Senator Lee wants to protect paid journalists, but not bloggers.
September 6, 2013 by
In America, we believe in equal protection under the law. That law includes the First Amendment and its protection of speech. “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” In forty-eight states, called shield laws (or a shield rule, in Utah) laws on the books protect journalists from being forced […]
When the LDS Church shows up for a press conference, does it jeopardize tax exempt status?
March 16, 2011 by
I’m expecting an Utah paper editorial separation of church and state any day now. I’d bet dollars for donuts that it’ll be in the Salt Lake Tribune, too. The Deseret News just doesn’t roll that way. Yesterday, the LDS Church openly supported Governor Herbert’s signing of HB 116 by sending Presiding Bishop H. David Burton to […]
State Falling Apart? Repeal the First Amendment!
February 23, 2011 by
State Falling Apart? Repeal the First Amendment! Senate Joint Memorial 8007 [in the Washington state legislature] requests Congress to pass an amendment declaring that corporations are not persons so that their speech can be restricted.The reason, according to the Memorialists, is that corporations cannot vote and therefore should not be protected by the First Amendment. But […]
Amazon wins one for the 1st Amendment
October 26, 2010 by
For those out there who trust government too much, I present to you a case of government bureaucracy gone too far, as well as the lawsuit that said “no.” A few months back, I took note of a case wherein North Carolina was trying to force Amazon to give up records in order to collect […]
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