Archive | Religion and the Law
Ninth Circuit Panel Holds That Mt. Soledad War Memorial Cross Violates Establishment Clause
May American Court Appoint Only Muslim Arbitrators, Pursuant to an Arbitration Agreement?
By Eugene Volokh on January 3, 2011 9:30 am in Islamic Law in the American Legal System, Religion and the Law
A Possible Endorsement Test Case for the U.S. Supreme Court?
Prosecutor Rejects Spanish Muslim Student’s Ham Complaint as “Abusive, Sectarian, Whimsical, and Unacceptable”
“[A] Muslim Boy [Allegedly] Got a Stiffer Sentence Because of the Fact That [His] Offense [Was Committed] During … Ramadan[]”
By Eugene Volokh on December 21, 2010 2:45 pm in Islamic Law in the American Legal System, Religion and the Law
Muslim Student’s Complaint, in Spain, Against Teacher Who Mentioned Ham as an Example?
Bank Ordered to Take Down Religious Displays [UPDATE: The Order Has Now Been Revoked]
By Eugene Volokh on December 17, 2010 4:07 pm in "Hate Speech", Freedom of Speech, Religion and the Law, Religious Freedom
“Department of Justice Enforces the Sharia: Sues Illinois School District for Muslim Teacher Hajj”
By Eugene Volokh on December 14, 2010 2:02 pm in Islamic Law in the American Legal System, Religion and the Law
“Cultural Defenses” and Incest
By Eugene Volokh on December 12, 2010 6:38 pm in Cultural Defenses, Religion and the Law, Sexual Conduct Restrictions
“Should Western Democracies Build Barriers to Sharia Law?”
By Eugene Volokh on December 11, 2010 12:25 pm in Islamic Law in the American Legal System, Religion and the Law
Adoption of Children and Religious Matching
Adoption of Muslim Children
Federal Judge Preliminarily Enjoins Oklahoma Anti-Sharia / Anti-Foreign-Law Constitutional Amendment
UN General Assembly Committee Passes New Version of Resolution Urging Nations to Forbid Defamation of Religion
By Ilya Somin on November 24, 2010 1:19 am in International Human Rights Law, International Law, Religion, Religion and the Law, Religious Freedom