Author: Mario Nicolais
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Nicolais: Religious liberty cases pit competing rights
Two weeks ago, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Little Sisters of the Poor challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate. The nuns claim the law violates the organization’s right to religious freedom. Last week, they decided to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Little Sisters of the…
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Nicolais: Marriage decision isn’t ‘next’ Roe, it’s closer to Brown
In the wake created by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the marriage equality case, there has been a rush to pick the ruling apart and compare it to past landmark decisions. Due to the inherent social-political issue – and the subsequent bitter divides – some have cited it as the “next”…

