How Conservative Christians Cracked a 70-Year-Old Law

The I.R.S. recently said that churches could endorse candidates from the pulpit, a shift from a longstanding interpretation of American nonprofit law.

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Supreme Court to Hear Case on Subpoena to Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers

The question for the justices is whether the centers may pursue a First Amendment challenge to a state subpoena seeking donor information in federal court.

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Southern Baptists to Vote on Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage

Motivated by their success in reversing Roe v. Wade, conservative Christian activists have a new target in Obergefell v. Hodges. They see early signs of promise.

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What Is ‘Debanking’? How the Right to a Bank Account Became Political.

There is a degree of political agreement over so-called debanking, but no easy answers to the hot topic in Washington.

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Trump’s Pick to Argue at Supreme Court Made His Career in Culture Wars

President Trump’s choice for solicitor general, D. John Sauer, has long pushed for restrictions on abortion and access to contraception.

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Justices Weigh Challenge to South Carolina’s Bid to Defund Planned Parenthood

The court will decide whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue to receive services under a law that lets them choose any qualified provider.

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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy

Colorado, like more than 20 other states, bars licensed therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors in their care.

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A Supreme Court Case Threatens the Church-State Divide

The case invites further fragmentation of public education.

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Trump Bars Transgender Women From U.S. Prisons for Female Inmates

In an executive order, the president also moved to end gender-related medical treatments for transgender people in prison.

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Justices to Hear Case on South Carolina’s Bid to Defund Planned Parenthood

The issue in the case is whether Medicaid beneficiaries may sue under a law that lets them choose care from any provider qualified to perform the required services.

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