The First Amendment to the United States Constitution begins: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exer

The United States Constitution's protections for conscience, often described as robust, have in reality been of varying strengths, and the Supreme Court has off

Editor Robert Winters covers the historical development of the right of assembly and petition, how the Supreme Court defines the rights of assembly and associat

Religion has become a charged token in a politics of division. In disputes about faith-based social services, public money for religious schools, the Pledge of

In the battles over religion and politics in America, both liberals and conservatives often appeal to history. Liberals claim that the Founders separated church