Loading...
Loading...
Click here if you don’t see subscription options
Voices

Thomas C. Berg is James L. Oberstar Professor of Law and Public Policy at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), where he teaches religious liberty and intellectual property, among other subjects, and directs a religious-liberty appellate clinic.

 
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
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.
Supporters for same-sex marriage stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington in April. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
In All Things
Thomas C. Berg
The historic decision in Obergefell v Hodges obviously means a great deal for the same-sex couples nationwide who can now enter civil marriages and for their children It also leaves open the many significant questions that arisen about effects on the religious liberty of dissenters The majority o
Pro-life demonstrators celebrate June 30 outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington as its decision in the Hobby Lobby case is announced. (CNS photo/ Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)
In All Things
Thomas C. Berg
The Supreme Court ruled nbsp 5-4 on June 30 in favor of Hobby Lobby Stores and Conestoga Wood Specialties the companies seeking an exception under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act R F R A from the Obama Administration rsquo s contraception-coverage mandate Justice Kennedy the key fifth