By: Fallon Cochlin After a four-year court battle with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), activist Ravi Ragbir has entered into a settlement that grants him a three-year reprieve from deportation. In January 2018, The Intercept published a report that raised concerns about targeted government surveillance and enforcement of immigration rights activists. Ragbir was … Continue reading First Amendment Rights for the Undocumented: ICE Lawsuit Settled
Building Capacity to Protect Native Power: Lessons from Amber Ortega’s Fight
By: Priyal Thakkar On the morning of her arrest, Amber Ortega was praying with Nellie Jo David at Quitobaquito Springs, a sacred site where Hia C-ed O’odham families, like Ortega’s, lived before it was purchased by the National Park Service. “Quitobaquito is the reason for our survival,” she said.[1] “This place has a strong history … Continue reading Building Capacity to Protect Native Power: Lessons from Amber Ortega’s Fight
The Establishment Clause and State Funding for Religious Schools
By: Sharon Foster In December 2021, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Carson v. Makin. The Court was asked to decide whether Maine’s secondary school funding program violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. The plaintiffs contend that the State’s refusal to provide tuition assistance for sectarian education violates their right to … Continue reading The Establishment Clause and State Funding for Religious Schools
The First Amendment Right to a Religious Exemption from Mandatory Vaccination
By: Tihanne K. Mar-Shall At the end of 2021, a group of student-athletes sued their school alleging violations of their First Amendment right to free exercise of religion, among other things, for being denied religious exemptions for the Covid-19 vaccine. Western Michigan University required athletes and not other students to be vaccinated to participate in … Continue reading The First Amendment Right to a Religious Exemption from Mandatory Vaccination
Return of the King: Do private property rights restore a government of kings in castles?
By: Russell Facente When the British Crown failed to consider the unique needs of the American Colonies, the Founding Fathers engaged in a bloody revolution and started a new country. King George III—considered a tyrant by the Founders—successfully insulated himself from the voices of the Colonies, primarily by a giant moat known as the Atlantic … Continue reading Return of the King: Do private property rights restore a government of kings in castles?
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