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This bill would create a strong framework to deal with unforeseen religious freedom conflicts. Read more.

A federal judge last week permitted a Muslim man serving a life sentence in Colorado's "supermax" prison for terrorism-related convictions to pursue a limited number of religious freedom claims against the government.

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in U.S. District Court on Nov. 21 stating that an ordinance passed by the City of Brookings in 2021, which limits the number of days per week organizations can feed the hungry, may have “substantially burdened” a local church’s religious freedoms.

On Sept. 18, 1992, the Senate Judiciary Committee and dozens of invited guests gathered to consider, among other things, the link between religious freedom and abortion. The focus of the hearing was the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a bill designed to restore religious exercise protections that recently had been severely limited by the Supreme Court. The act enjoyed broad support from faith groups, politicians and civil rights organizations like the ACLU, as committee member and bill co-sponsor Sen. Ted Kennedy noted in his opening remarks.

Republicans and Democrats came together to pass the Religious Freedom Restoration Act 30 years ago. It’s as important now as it was then. Read more.