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Lost in the 2016 Presidential election news coverage were two major religious freedom wins in Oklahoma and Missouri. They came in the form of voters overwhelmingly rejecting sta…
750+ Advertisers Hit Pause on Facebook; Fox Soul network cancels Farrakhan broadcast; SCOTUS rules for religious schools in a state funding case
The Court reinstituted a program that indirectly funds private K-12 schools with “scholarships” that parents could use for tuition at any participating school.
The U.S. DoEDrecently announced that it will ignore a longstanding requirement of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act limiting federally funded contractsto secular vendors.
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In a major decision about religious symbols, the Supreme Court ruled that a 40-foot-tall cross can continue to stand on public land. An apparent neo-Nazi sympathizer allegedly plotted to commit a mass shooting at a synagogue in the Bay Area. A new ADL report reveals that domestic Islamist terrorism decreased in 2018.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) recently issued a proposed Fair Housing Act rule that will make proving claims of housing discrimination far more difficult.
Amid unprecedented security concerns, President Biden and Vice President Harris take office; Biden ends Trump’s travel ban; Members of extremist Oath Keepers group planned attack on US Capitol, prosecutors say
The Trump Administration has proposed sweeping changes to federal rules governing taxpayer-funded social services, changes that threaten the religious freedom of the most vulnerable in our nation.
Nine Killed by White Supremacist Gunman in Germany; Jewish table tennis star faces barrier to competing at US Olympic trials
The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Trump v. Hawaii upholding President Trump’s third Muslim Ban is the latest shameful stain on our nation’s history. Once again, the Court affirmed a policy rooted in xenophobia and bigotry. Once again, a Court majority has lost sight of our highest values and our Constitution.
Constitution Day provides an excellent opportunity for both educators and students to focus on social justice.
ADL weighs in on the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Supreme Court case.
The fourth circuit has upheld the ruling that Rowan County's practice of opening public meetings with prayer is unconstitutional. Read more on ADL's blog.
New Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos: Promises Made, Promises to be Kept
On the Ground in Rome: Strengthening Interfaith Relations
New AG Jeff Sessions: Promises Made, Promises to be Kept on Civil Rights and Equality
Backdoor School Prayer Bill Will Have Unintended Consequences
ADL discusses why a recently enacted school prayer bill in Florida raises serious constitutional issues and creates a legal quagmire for the state'sschools.