Law & the Courts

The Supreme Court’s Chance to Defend Religious Liberty

By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer October 18, 2021

The Court’s role in safeguarding these important civil liberties is now more crucial than ever. Take, for example, the case of a young businesswoman in Colorado.

Law & the Courts

Espinoza Ends State-Sanctioned Religious Discrimination in Education

By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer June 30, 2020

The Supreme Court removed a great stain on our nation’s history, but what it did for our present and future may be more important.

Law & the Courts

Sharonell Fulton, et al. v. City of Philadelphia Is Going to the Supreme Court

By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer June 3, 2020

Kids in need of foster and adoptive families deserve caring, competent, and experienced agencies, not ideological conformists. 

Religion

Positive Developments for the Little Sisters of the Poor

By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer May 7, 2020

This decade-long battle seems to be coming to a close.

Law & the Courts

Religious Freedom and the Little Sisters of the Poor

By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer April 22, 2020

It’s high time to leave the Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious organizations in freedom and peace.

Law & the Courts

The Long History of Blaine Amendment Bigotry

By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer & Ashley E. McGuire January 10, 2020

Born in anti-Catholic bigotry and nurtured by racial discrimination, Blaine amendments disproportionately hurt minority children.

Law & the Courts

The Supreme Court review of Sharonell Fulton, et al. v. City of Philadelphia

By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer July 29, 2019

This is a decisive case in the future of religious-based adoption and foster programs around the country.

Politics & Policy

Religious Liberty vs. Anti-Discrimination: Toward a ‘Political Settlement’

By Andrea Picciotti-Bayer July 18, 2017

A review of the book Religious Liberty and Discrimination by John Corvino, Ryan T. Anderson, and Sherif Girgis.