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Religious freedom is under attack in Wisconsin, but the Supreme Court can fix it
Americans of all ideologies should be concerned with the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision, because it poses two distinct threats to American society.The Hill - 1d -
Supreme Court hears Catholic groups' claim for religious tax exemption
The case arises from Wisconsin, where officials said groups linked to the Catholic Church could not obtain a religious exemption from the state's unemployment assistance tax.NBC News - 5d -
Luna accuses House Freedom Caucus of smear; exits group over parental proxy voting battle
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) announced Monday that she is leaving the House Freedom Caucus amid her battle with GOP leadership and hard-line Republicans over her push to allow proxy voting for ...The Hill - 5d -
Turkey’s cautionary tale: The fall of the courts is the fall of freedom
Turkey's descent into authoritarianism began with judicial independence being dismantled, and now Erdogan has arrested his most formidable political rival, leading to mass protests and a warning to ...The Hill - 6d -
The Navy can’t fight for freedom while banning books
Our warriors need body armor, not censorship. The best of them want to build their intellectual resilience.The Hill - 2d -
Yale professor leaving US: Trump launching 'brutal attack' on freedom
A professor at Yale University said Monday he would be leaving his post and the country over the Trump administration’s “brutal attack” on free speech. “The message is that they’re going to do a ...The Hill - 4d -
Two Top Organizers of Canada’s Freedom Convoy Found Guilty of Mischief
The case is among the last stemming from the 2022 trucker protests, which spawned many other criminal cases, lawsuits and a public inquiry.The New York Times - 2d -
Luna exits House Freedom Caucus over effort to block remote voting for new moms
Luna co-sponsored a bipartisan measure to allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely around the birth of their child. Some conservatives are trying to stop it.CBS News - 4d -
How embrace of religion among Gen Z men may explain rightward shift
For the first time in modern American history, more young men than women are claiming religious affiliation. NBC News’ Morgan Radford explores the connection between the religious growth, the ...NBC News - 2d -
Supreme Court Leans Toward Catholic Charity in Tax Case
The Wisconsin Supreme Court had ruled that the group’s activities in serving the state’s poor were not religious enough to qualify for a tax exemption.The New York Times - 5d -
As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening
A brewing shift toward religious conservatism has emerged from the political vacuum in this country of 175 million people.The New York Times - 5d -
WATCH: Lithuanians bid farewell to US soldiers who died during training exercise
Government officials and religious leaders were among those to pay their last respects in Vilnius.ABC News - 2d -
Druse Militia Refuse to Join Syria’s New Army
The militias that control the Druse religious minority’s heartland in southwestern Syria have resisted the new government’s attempts to bring all armed groups under its control.The New York Times - 4d -
New Jersey mom who drowned her 2 toddlers found not guilty by reason of insanity
A New Jersey woman who drowned her two children last year for "religious reasons" was found not guilty by reason of insanity, a court ruled this week.NBC News - 2d -
Vote now for the Piggly Wiggly high school team of the month in March from the Appleton area
Appleton East, Freedom, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Little Chute, Neenah, St. Mary Catholic and Xavier have team of the month nominees. Vote for the winner.Yahoo Sports - 5d -
Why the US is striking the Houthis in Yemen
The US is now striking Houthi targets in Yemen to defend international freedom of navigation, protect American military personnel and respond to direct aggression from a designated terrorist ...The Hill - 1d -
Ross Hodge contract details revealed
West Virginia head coach Ross Hodge will be under contract for is for five years and $15 million. WVSports.com obtained the Memorandum of Understanding through a Freedom of Information request. ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Horace Hale Harvey III, Early Abortion Rights Advocate, Dies at 93
A religious organization recruited him to help open New York City’s first independent abortion clinic, though it was unaware that Louisiana had taken away his license.The New York Times - Mar. 25 -
London Police Arrest Gaza Protest Planners at Quaker House
Quakers in Britain said the raid, in which six youth activists unaffiliated with the religious group were arrested, “clearly shows what happens when a society criminalizes protest.”The New York Times - 6d -
Supreme Court appears swayed by Catholic charity group’s tax exemption bid
The Supreme Court on Monday seemed swayed by a Catholic charity group’s bid for tax relief in Wisconsin in a case that could drastically alter eligibility for religious tax exemptions. A Wisconsin ...The Hill - 5d -
Supreme Court sympathetic to claim brought by Catholic charities over tax exemptions
The Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to a claim brought by Catholic-affiliated charitable groups that they were wrongly denied religious exemptions from a state tax that funds unemployment ...NBC News - 4d -
Here Comes The Sun: A Kirsten Dunst exclusive and an artistic provocateur
Kirsten Dunst has spent the better part of her life in front of the camera. In a "Here Comes The Sun" exclusive, she discusses freedom from fear and other lessons learned from acting. We also have ...CBS News - Mar. 26 -
Ben Foakes: ‘I never felt like a go-to guy for England’
Surrey wicketkeeper on the mental toll of his stop-start Test career, the freedom of moving on and T20 ambitions. The question hung around for years, jumped from one season to the next and never ...The Guardian - 5d -
US officials challenge Ofcom over risk to free speech caused by online safety laws
Exclusive: State department said to have raised concerns over whether new act infringes on freedom of expression. US state department officials have challenged Britain’s communications regulator ...The Guardian - 4d -
WVU women's hoops coach Mark Kellogg now signed through end of 2029-30 season
Apr. 1—MORGANTOWN — Mark Kellogg will become the highest paid WVU women's basketball coach ever ... in 2029. Kellogg's contract was released to The Dominion Post on Tuesday through a Freedom of ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
A moment that changed me: I used a pseudonym on a dating app - and started exploring my sexuality
This new identity gave me confidence and the freedom to discover different relationships. It also helped me understand, more broadly, what I really want from life. I’ve never been a good liar. I ...The Guardian - 4d -
Barcelona confident about CSD ruling in their favour over Dani Olmo registration
Just as it seemed like Barcelona were past their financial struggles and had returned to the financial 1:1 rule, a new problem has cropped up which severely debilitates the club’s freedom on the ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
US anti-abortion group expands campaign in UK
Exclusive: Alliance Defending Freedom, which is funding case of activist Livia Tossici-Bolt, is lobbying against buffer zones around clinics. A rightwing US group backing an anti-abortion ...The Guardian - 3d -
Despite Livia Tossici-Bolt's conviction, the US is not finished with making abortion a UK culture war issue | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
We should all be worried that the rightwing organisation Alliance Defending Freedom has been increasing its activities in this country. I couldn’t sleep the other night, because I made the fatal ...The Guardian - 1d
