Courts/Justice

"I'm living on the fact that somebody cared for me when I got out. The guys who got out before me helped me when I got out. People who are doing this work helped me, so I'm bound to reciprocate." More → Source: Bishop Darren Ferguson Extended Conversation...

The Green family, which owns the craft store giant, plans to exhibit its large collection of religious artifacts in the Museum of the Bible. Source: Hobby Lobby Owners Under Investigation For Alleged Illegal Import Of Artifacts : The Two-Way : NPR

On November 2, the Supreme Court hears arguments about race and juror selection in a Georgia death penalty case in which an African-American man was tried, convicted, and sentenced to die by an all-white jury. “What the court says about jury selection...

Organizations can compel their customers and employees to resolve disputes in arbitration proceedings bound not by state or federal law, but by religious edict. Source: In Religious Arbitration, Scripture Is the Rule of Law - The New York Times

Stephan Templ co-wrote a book documenting properties seized from Jewish owners and not returned after World War II. Then he himself became embroiled in a restitution case. Source: Historian Who Probed Austria’s Nazi Past Begins Sentence for Defrauding...

Tahrir Hammad, 36, is conducting Palestinian weddings traditionally overseen by men as some jurists there try to get more women working in the legal system. Source: Palestinian Woman Is First to Oversee Muslim Wedding Vows - The New York Times

Demonstrators organized by the NAACP marched from Selma, Alabama to Washington, DC to demand an end to discrimination and economic inequality. Source: America's Journey for Justice | September 18, 2015 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS

The United States government, which spent more than $4 billion in assistance to El Salvador’s military during its civil war, is now working to bring some of the officers to justice. Source: U.S. Wants Former Salvadoran Ally to Face Justice in 1989...

Kim Davis was held in contempt and taken into custody Thursday after she defied a Supreme Court order to issue marriage licenses. She says same-sex marriage goes against her religious beliefs. Source: Kentucky Clerk Held In Contempt Of Court For Refusing...

Presidential candidates took sides and relayed differing views on Kim Davis, the clerk who was held in contempt and jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses on the basis of her religion. Source: Presidential Candidates Divided Over Actions Of...