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FaithShort Take
I grew up in a charismatic group like Amy Coney Barrett’s. Here’s why they are a good thing.
Nathan W. O'Halloran, S.J.
Amy Coney Barrett's religious background with People of Praise should not alarm us.
Politics & SocietyNews
Wisconsin high court sides with fired Jesuit school professor
Ivan Moreno - Associated Press
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Marquette University shouldn’t have fired a conservative professor over his blog post that criticized a student instructor he believed shut down discussion about opposition to gay marriage.
Politics & SocietyNews
As the year ends for the Supreme Court, all eyes move towards next term
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
Big cases this year involved the president's travel ban, a same-sex wedding cake, gerrymandering, sports betting, cellphone tracking, union dues and pro-life pregnancy centers.
In this March 23, 2015, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy testifies before a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
A former clerk assesses the legacy of Justice Anthony Kennedy, a ‘constitutional romantic’
Kevin Clarke
Two Notre Dame lawyers describe Kennedy as a jurist who consistently ruled in favor of personal liberty and free speech.
President Donald Trump speaks to the media on June 27 regarding the announcement that Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy will retire at the end of July. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Pro-life groups see opportunity in Supreme Court seat vacated by Anthony Kennedy
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Another Supreme Court nominee by President Trump could tilt the balance against the 1973 Roe v. Wade court decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
Abuturab Hashi, a Somali native, at right, was among the protesters of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Trump administration's travel ban outside the Federal Courthouse in Minneapolis on June 26. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
There is religious bigotry behind Trump’s travel ban. The Supreme Court should have known better.
Thomas C. Berg
The Supreme Court ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case was correct, but the Trump travel ban showed even more bigotry toward religious belief.
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