Court mum on appeals court ruling on gay marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court made no announcement Monday (Jan. 12) about whether it would review an appeals court decision on the volatile issue of same-sex marriage.
It appeared an order regarding a ruling by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on gay marriage might be issued after the justices held a private conference Jan. 9. Since it took no action, the high court may consider the cases in that opinion during its conference Jan. 16. Read more
Signs of Belief: How a Small Dispute over Church Marketing Became Supremely Important
The curious Supreme Court case of a 30-person church in Gilbert, Arizona.
The nation’s highest court kicks off the New Year with an unlikely case, brought by the pastor of a 30-member church that meets in a senior center in Arizona.
Clyde Reed, pastor of Good News Presbyterian Church, is fighting the town of Gilbert, a Phoenix suburb named in 2013 as one of America’s 10 most friendly cities for conservatives. Read more
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Supreme Court Snapshot Reed v. Town of Gilbert
Church 'discrimination' case reaches US Supreme Court after town orders removal of religious signs
The US Supreme Court will today take up a new religious rights case when it considers whether a town in Arizona discriminated against a local church by forcing it to remove signs notifying the public of its worship services.
The nine justices are set to hear a one-hour argument in an appeal filed by the Good News Community Church, which objected to its treatment by town officials in Gilbert, Arizona. The church says its free speech rights, protected by the US Constitution's First Amendment, were violated. Read more
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