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Legal Spirits Episode 015: SCOTUS Grants Cert in the Louisiana Abortion Case

Posted October 29, 201900:23:53

In this podcast, we discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to grant cert in June Medical Services v. Gee, a constitutional challenge to a Louisiana...

Legal Spirits Episode 014: Requiring Clergy to Report Child Sex Abuse to State Authorities

Posted October 8, 201900:27:42

In this episode, Center Co-Directors Mark Movsesian & Marc DeGirolami address state efforts to require clergy to report suspected child sex they...

Legal Spirits Episode 013: A New Supreme Court Case From Montana Concerning the “Blaine Amendment”

Posted September 3, 201900:24:10

Section 6. AID PROHIBITED TO SECTARIAN SCHOOLS. (1) The legislature, counties, cities, towns, school districts, and public corporations shall not make...

Legal Spirits Episode 012: Is Satanism a Religion?

Posted July 29, 201900:30:32

In this podcast, we discuss several recent law and religion controversies concerning the “Satanic Temple.” We discuss what the Satanic Temple is...

Legal Spirits Episode 011: The Court Decides the Peace Cross Case

Posted July 1, 201900:27:39

In this episode, the third in a series, we talk about the Court’s decision in American Legion v. American Humanist Association, the Peace Cross case....