Shows
Breakfast Leadership ShowTransitioning from Corporate to Entrepreneur: Lessons from a 35-Year Corporate Veteran Jim FieldingTransitioning from corporate to entrepreneurship @ 1:32
Jim shares his background, explaining that after a 35-year corporate career, he has transitioned to full-time entrepreneur, coach, speaker, and writer. He discusses the challenges and benefits of this shift, noting that his extensive corporate experience has provided him with valuable tools and insights to apply in his new roles.
The value of coaching and mentorship @ 8:06
Jim describes his experience receiving coaching while at Disney, which he credits with helping him become a better leader. He emphasizes the importance of being open to coaching and mentorship, even for experienced professionals, and how...
2025-02-1027 min
The Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz 106 What were the key facts of the 2020 Tanzin decision?The Supreme Court’s Tanzin v. Tanvir decision is not one that is widely known. But the potential impact of that decision is big given its holding. (Don’t worry, we’ll cover that in a future Religion Law Quiz.) What were the key facts of the Tanzin decision?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Here’s how the Supreme Court summarized those facts:
Respondents Muhammad Tanvir, Jameel Algibhah, and Naveed Shinwari are practicing Muslims who claim that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents placed them on the No Fly List in...
2024-06-0102 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz 105 How does RFRA define "Government"?A lot of times in life we just generically refer to certain things. But sometimes it is important to stop and ask: What specifically is the definition of that particular thing? That concept applies to religion law related matters. Frequently we talk about the “government” what exactly does that mean? More specifically, how does the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”) define “government”?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: You’ll see the definition highlighted in yellow below from the following citation from the Supreme Court.
RFRA secures Congress’ view of the r...
2024-05-3103 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz 104 -- Prior Review -- 1990 Smith decision and RFRAWhat did the Supreme Court hold in Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990) and (b) what did the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) seek to do in response to the Supreme Court’s Smith decision?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Here is how the Supreme Court answered that decision in 2020.
RFRA secures Congress’ view of the right to free exercise under the First Amendment, and it provides a remedy to redress violations of that right. Congress passed the Act in the wake o...
2024-05-3003 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #103 How would you explain RFRA to a kindergartner?How would you explain RFRA (i.e., the Religious Freedom Restoration Act) to a kindergartener?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Here’s how the Supreme Court succinctly summarized RFRA in 2020:
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) prohibits the Federal Government from imposing substantial burdens on religious exercise, absent a compelling interest pursued through the least restrictive means. 107 Stat. 1488, 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb et seq.
Tanzin v. Tanvir, 141 S. Ct. 486, 489, 208 L. Ed. 2d 295 (2020)
Disclaimer: The Religion Law Quizzes are provided as a serv...
2024-05-2803 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #102 Unpacking the Tanzin v. Tanvir Supreme Court DecisionIn what year did the Supreme Court issue its decision in Tanzin v. Tanvir and what was the issue that the Supreme Court decided in that case?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: The Supreme Court issued its opinion in 2020. Here’s how the Supreme Court described the issue it was facing:
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) prohibits the Federal Government from imposing substantial burdens on religious exercise, absent a compelling interest pursued through the least restrictive means. 107 Stat. 1488, 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb et seq. It also g...
2024-05-2704 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #101 Satisfying the "undue hardship" test of Title VII religious accommodationsTrue or False: An employer can satisfy Title VII’s “undue hardship” test by assessing the reasonableness of a particular accommodation and determining that such a request is unreasonable and would create an undue hardship for the employer.
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: FALSE. Title VII requires an employer to reasonably accommodate an employee’s religious practice rather than just the employer assessing the reasonableness of the requested accommodation. Here is what the Supreme Court said:
Second, as the Solicitor General's authorities underscore, Title VII requires that an employe...
2024-05-2507 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #100 Are there "off limits" points of inquiry for an "undue hardship" determination?In Religion Law Quiz #99 we learned “that ‘undue hardship’ in Title VII means what it says, and courts should resolve whether a hardship would be substantial in the context of an employer's business in the common-sense manner that it would use in applying any such test.” Groff v. DeJoy, 143 S. Ct. 2279, 2296, 216 L. Ed. 2d 1041 (2023). But when a court is making this determination, are there certain points that are “off-limits” to the court’s determination? If so, what are they?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Yes. A hardship that is attributable to employee animosity...
2024-05-2407 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #99 Is common sense employed to determine an "undue hardship" under Title VII?True or False: In the context of Title VII, whether a requested religious accommodation creates an “undue hardship” should be determined by the court applying a common-sense test inquiring whether the hardship is substantial in the context of the employer’s business.
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: True. Here’s what the Supreme Court said in that regard.
What is most important is that “undue hardship” in Title VII means what it says, and courts should resolve whether a hardship would be substantial in the context of an employer's b...
2024-05-2305 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #98 the Heuristic that Groff v. DeJoy correctedA heuristic is a mental shortcut that we use to reach decisions. We all use heuristics and they can be very helpful. But sometimes our use of a heuristic can be an Achilles heel because our generation and use of the heuristic overlooks critical details which, when they are considered, helps us realize that the heuristic that we used and created is incorrect.
With that concept in mind, when you analyze the Supreme Court’s recent Groff v. DeJoy, 143 S. Ct. 2279 (2023) decision it becomes clear that several courts had previously employed a heuristic with respect to a p...
2024-05-2107 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #97 What was the main holding of Groff v DeJoy?In June 2023 the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Groff v. DeJoy ruling on religious accommodations under Title VII. In a nutshell, what was the main holding of the Groff decision?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Here’s how the Supreme Court answers that question in the syllabus:
Held: Title VII requires an employer that denies a religious accommodation to show that the burden of granting an accommodation would result in substantial increased costs in relation to the conduct of its particular business. Pp. 2287 – 2297.
Groff...
2024-05-2004 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #96 Describing Title VII in just one sentenceReligion Law Quiz #91 asked how you would explain “strict scrutiny” to a kindergartner. In keeping with that theme (i.e., you only truly understand a concept when you can intelligently teach it to someone much younger and less knowledgeable than yourself), how would you, in just one sentence, describe what Title VII requires of employers for employees who seek a religious accommodation?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Here’s how the Supreme Court did it in late June of this year. “Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires employers to a...
2024-05-1805 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #95 Let's start talking about Groff v. DeJoyIn Groff v. DeJoy, 243 S.Ct. 2279 (2023), the Supreme Court was recently asked to address Title VII in the context of a former United States Postal Service (USPS) employee who, as an evangelical Christian, Sunday should be for worship and rest (not work). The USPS disagreed and did not make a reasonable accommodation for him. The worker filed suit and the District Court and later the Third Circuit ruled in favor of the USPS. The Supreme Court in June 2023 issued its ruling on the appeal from the Third Circuit. We know that the certain Justices are sometimes described as liberal or c...
2024-05-1705 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #94 -- Why did the Supreme Court rule the way it did in the Fulton decision?Religion Law Quiz #94
The last several Religion Law Quizzes have focused on key legal principles as articulated in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 141 S.C.t 1868 (2021). Today’s Religion Law Quiz poses one final question regarding that decision.
The Fulton decision specifically recognized that “‘gay persons and gay couples cannot be treated as social outcasts or as inferior in dignity and worth.’” Id. at 1882 (citation omitted). But nevertheless, the Supreme Court ruled for Catholic Social Services (CSS) which would not certify same-sex couples to be foster parents because of CSS’s beliefs about m...
2024-05-1503 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #93 -- Does speculation that a suit will be filed satisfy strict scrutiny?Religion Law Quiz #93
A city speculates that it will be sued if it grants an exception to its non-discrimination policies to a religious institution. Does that constitute a sufficient basis for the city to satisfy strict scrutiny?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: No. Here’s how the Supreme Court addressed that question.
As for liability, the City offers only speculation that it might be sued over CSS's certification practices. Such speculation is insufficient to satisfy strict scrutiny, see Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn., 564...
2024-05-1403 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #92 -- Does a city's compelling interest mean it survives strict scrutiny?Religion Law Quiz #92
If a city has a compelling interest in generally enforcing its non-discrimination policies will those policies survive strict scrutiny because the city’s interest is compelling?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: That is the wrong question to be asking. The issue is not whether the city has a compelling interest in generally enforcing its non-discrimination policies but rather if it has a compelling interest in denying an exception to the religious entity impacted by the regulation. Here’s what the Supreme Court has said:
...
2024-05-1303 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #91 -- Explaining strict scrutiny to a kindergartnerReligion Law Quiz #91
Today’s Religion Law Quiz is going to challenge you in a very novel way. Let’s see how you do.
How would you describe to a kindergartner how a government policy can survive strict scrutiny when dealing with religion?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Here’s how the Supreme Court explained strict scrutiny in more easy-to-understand terms:
A government policy can survive strict scrutiny only if it advances “interests of the highest order” and is narrowly tailored to...
2024-05-1103 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #90 -- Can this regulatory scheme survive strict scrutiny?Religion Law Quiz #90
A city has a municipal code which has a formal system of discretionary exemptions for religious institutions. Will such a regulatory scheme withstand judicial review if the court applies strict scrutiny?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: No. This is a bit of a trick question because the system fails no matter what level of scrutiny the court applies. As the Supreme Court has said, “No matter the level of deference we extend to the City, the inclusion of a formal system of entirely discretio...
2024-05-1003 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #89 -- Can the government discriminate against religion when acting in a managerial role?Religion Law Quiz #89
Can the government discriminate against religion when acting in a managerial role?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: No. The Supreme Court has plainly stated, “We have never suggested that the government may discriminate against religion when acting in its managerial role.” Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 141 S. Ct. 1868, 1878 (2021).
Disclaimer: The Religion Law Quizzes are provided as a service to you. They are intended only for educational purposes. Nothing in the Quizzes is intended to be legal advice and they should...
2024-05-0902 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #88 -- Refusal to grant exemptions -- Is that proper?Religion Law Quiz #88
In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 141 S. Ct. 1868, 1878 (2021) the regulations adopted by Philadelphia “incorporates a system of individual exemptions, made available in this case at the ‘sole discretion’ of the Commissioner. The City has made clear that the Commissioner ‘has no intention of granting an exception’ to” Catholic Social Services. Id. (citations omitted). Was the City of Philadelphia in the right to take this position?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: No. As the Supreme Court said, “the City ‘may not refuse to extend that [exemption] sy...
2024-05-0802 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #86 -- Why did the Fulton decision not overrule Employment Division v. Smith?Religion Law Quiz #86
In Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Catholic Social Services urged the Supreme Court to overrule Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872, 110 S.Ct. 1595, 108 L.Ed.2d 876 (1990). As you may recall, “Smith held that laws incidentally burdening religion are ordinarily not subject to strict scrutiny under the Free Exercise Clause so long as they are neutral and generally applicable.” Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 210 L. Ed. 2d 137, 141 S. Ct. 1868, 1876 (2021). But despite the urging the Supreme Court did not overrule Smith. Why not?
(Scroll...
2024-05-0605 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz 85 -- Background facts to Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe issue in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 141 S. Ct. 1868, 1874 (2021) was whether the “the actions of Philadelphia violate the First Amendment.” By way of background, “Catholic Social Services [“CSS”] is a foster care agency in Philadelphia. The City stopped referring children to CSS upon discovering that the agency would not certify same-sex couples to be foster parents due to its religious beliefs about marriage. The City will renew its foster care contract with CSS only if the agency agrees to certify same-sex couples.” Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 141 S. Ct. 1868, 1874 (2021).
When we hear of legal battles...
2024-05-0408 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #85 -- Department of Justice Publications on Religion Law Related TopicsNeither Ronnie nor Janet are attorneys but they are keenly interested about federal law regarding religion. Where can Ronnie or Janet go if they want to find quick helpful resources about federal religion law?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: One good place to start is at the Department of Justice’s publications page found at https://www.justice.gov/crt/publications which has several helpful publications on the following topics:
Attorney General's Memorandum on Federal Law Protections for Religious Liberty (near the bottom of the page)
...
2024-05-0303 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #83 The Supremacy Clause and State Court JudgesReligion Law Quiz ## 82 and 83 are closely related. As you’ll recall, in Religion Law Quiz $82 we learned that the Montana Supreme Court erred in its analysis in Espinoza v. Montana Dep't of Revenue by applying state law first instead of federal law. Supreme Court’s reasoning was based on the Supremacy Clause. In very succinct terms, how does the Supremacy Clause apply to State Court judges?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Here’s how the Supreme Court answered that question in Espinoza v. Montana Dep't of Revenue.
The Supremac...
2024-05-0209 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #81 - State Experimentation & Suppression of Religious FreedomA state passes a law which, in the view of the state, protects the religious liberty of taxpayers by ensuring that their taxes are not directed to religious organizations (because the law specifically prohibits any religious institution from receiving state aid), and the law safeguards the freedom of religious organizations by keeping the government out of their operations. Does the law pass constitutional muster?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: No. As you can tell from the past few Religion Law Quizzes we have been focusing on the Supreme Court’s 2020 Espinoza...
2024-04-3006 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #80 The Free Exercise Clause & Judgment-by-Judgment AnalysisTrue or False: The protections of the Free Exercise Clause depend on a judgment-by-judgment analysis regarding whether discrimination against religious adherents would somehow serve ill-defined interests?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: False. Here’s what the Supreme Court said in this regard three years ago: “The protections of the Free Exercise Clause do not depend on a ‘judgment-by-judgment analysis’ regarding whether discrimination against religious adherents would somehow serve ill-defined interests.” Espinoza v. Montana Dep't of Revenue, 207 L. Ed. 2d 679, 140 S. Ct. 2246, 2260 (2020) (emphasis added).
Disclaimer: The Religion Law Quizzes are...
2024-04-2905 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #79 The Power of Non-Attorneys & Pro Bono Legal WorkAs attorneys we talk about doing pro bono work. But guess what? The universe doesn’t revolve around us. Non-attorneys can also play an important role. How can non-attorneys help with pro bono work?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Here is a list of possible things non-attorneys can do to help promote pro bono work:
—Educate yourself regarding how common legal problems are resolved.
—Be a leader – Challenge & organize attorneys in your church or organization to become competent in an area of law and then serve others...
2024-04-2703 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #76 The Balance Between Free Exercise and Establishment ClauseIf a State wants to create even greater separation between church and State than is already ensured under the U.S. Constitution is there any limitation on the State in doing this?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Yes. The State’s actions are limited by the Free Exercise clause. Consider what the Supreme Court said in this regard in 2020.
The Montana Supreme Court asserted that the no-aid provision serves Montana's interest in separating church and State “more fiercely” than the Federal Constitution. 393 Mont. at 467, 435 P.3d at 614. But “th...
2024-04-2408 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #75 -- How does the government satisfy "strict scrutiny"?Can you believe we are up to Religion Law Quiz #75? What a milestone? In honor of that milestone today’s quiz focuses on a key concept that is critically important to many constitutional rights.
How does the government satisfy “strict scrutiny”?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Here’s how the Supreme Court answered that question three years ago.
Strict scrutiny “is not ‘watered down but really means what it says,’ Lukumi, 508 U.S. at 546, 113 S.Ct. 2217 (internal quotation marks and alterations omitted). To satisfy it, governme...
2024-04-2208 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz 50 (Part 10) -- Promoting Religious Freedom -- Pray for GuidanceToday's episode is part-10 of a multi-part series about what you can to do help protect and foster respect for religious freedom. One thing we can all do is pray for God's guidance about what we should do and then have the courage to act on the direction we receive.
Below is a list of the prior past nine episodes about what regular, run-of-the-mill people can do to defend and foster respect for religious freedom.
Quiz #50 (Part 1) – Tie Your Actions to Religion
https://religionlawquiz.podbean.com/e/quiz-50-part-1-defending-religious-freedom-tie-your-actions-to-religion/
Quiz...
2024-04-2010 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #74 - Revisiting the Lemon Test and the Kennedy CaseApril is Spring and that means softball season. So in honor of that, let’s throw up a softball quiz that you can knock out of the park!
Religion Law Quiz #56 talked about Lemon v. Kurtzman, 403 U. S. 602, 91 S.Ct. 2105, 29 L.Ed.2d 745 (1971). In 2022 there was a Supreme Court decision which many people viewed as noting that the Lemon analysis is dead. What was that decision?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Kennedy v. Bremerton Sch. Dist., 213 L. Ed. 2d 755, 142 S. Ct. 2407, 2411 (2022). Don't worry—we’ll be addressing that...
2024-04-1903 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #73 Limited Scope Representation -- Pro BonoReligion Law Quiz #71 talked about ethical Rule 6.5 and limited scope representation when doing pro bono work. What are examples of limited scope representation?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Examples of limited scope representation include (but are not limited to) the following:
—Providing information
—Giving brief advice and referral
—Drafting simple contracts
—Filling out forms
—Drafting court documents
—Assisting with pro-se forms
—Speaking on a client’s behalf
Disclaimer: The Religion Law Quizzes are provid...
2024-04-1704 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz 50 (Part 9) -- Defending Religious Freedom -- Engage in the CommunityFor the moment, this is the last part of our sub-series about what regular, run-of-the-mill people can do to help create respect for religious freedom and to also protect and defend it. The simple answer is: Get Involved! Don’t just preach to the choir. Role up your sleeves. Go to work. Find an organization that is involved in the community and volunteer. This might mean becoming a member of a board or commission for a state or local government. It might mean getting involved in some non-profit. It might mean serving on the steering committee for the annual mayor’s pr...
2024-04-1307 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #71 Navigating Ethical Pro Bono Practices for LawyersAre you getting tired of Religion Law Quizzes and pro bono issues? Hopefully not. Today’s Religion Law Quiz is an important one with respect to ethical issues for attorneys. Let’s see how you do.
Tina, Jeff and Ahmad are all of different faiths. Tina is Catholic, Jeff is Baptist and Ahmad is Muslim. Each feels a keen sense of a need to provide pro bono assistance to the less fortunate. Each is also aware of the risk of a conflict of interest that can occur by doing this. What can Tina, Jeff and Ahmad do (eit...
2024-04-1205 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz # 70 Can Air Pollution Violate City Residents’ Right to Exercise Religion?Does air pollution violate the rights of city residents to exercise their religion?
Let’s look at a recent case from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Here are pertinent facts as stated by the Court:
This is a civil rights action by residents of Kalamazoo, Michigan, against a variety of state, federal, and private defendants. Before the Court are motions to dismiss by different sets of defendants (ECF Nos. 50, 71, 74, 76, 83), as well as Plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration of an order granting a motion to strike (ECF No. 103).
BACKGROUND
Parties
Plaintiffs consist of approx...
2024-04-1009 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #69 (Supreme Court Case Groff vs DeJoy & Protecting Religious Rights in the Workplace)What are the two issues that the Supreme Court asked to be addressed in the Groff v. DeJoy case?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer:
The answer to this question can be found on the SCOTUSblog:
Issues: (1) Whether the court should disapprove the more-than-de-minimis-cost test for refusing religious accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 stated in Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison; and (2) whether an employer may demonstrate “undue hardship on the conduct of the employer’s business” under Title VII mere...
2024-04-0805 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #67 (Hate Crimes)Religion Law Quiz #67
Hate crimes are ugly and wrong. Unfortunately, people of faith and religious institutions have been the subject of hate crimes in the past. How many codifications of hate crimes under federal and state (MO & KS) can you identify?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Here is a list of some hate crimes. I do not know if this is comprehensive.
Federal
18 U.S.C.A. § 241 Conspiracy against rights
18 U.S.C.A. § 245 Federally protected activities
18 U.S.C.A. §...
2024-04-0304 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz 50 (Part 7) -- Participating in events that promote the exercise of religionWhat is another simple way that a lay person can promote and defend religious freedom? We can promote and defend religious freedom by participating in events that publicly promote the exercise of religion. Examples of these events include:
--Mayor prayer breakfasts
--Conference discussion law and religious freedom
--Religious freedom proclamation events
--Offering a prayer at the beginning of a meeting of a legislative body
Here are past episodes in our series
Quiz #50 (Part 1) – Tie Your Actions to Religion
https://religionlawquiz.podbean.com/e/quiz-50-part-1-defending-religious-freedom-tie-your-actio...
2024-03-3009 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #50 (Part 5) -- Defending Religious Freedom -- Be a PeacemakerBe a Peacemaker Matthew 5:9
Below is a list of things I’ve learned over the years that have helped me to be a peacemaker:
Don’t be a jerk.
Don’t be arrogant.
Don’t be judgmental.
Listen. Listen. Listen. Get as much information as you can.
Look for common ground.
Don’t argue but rather rearticulate their position.
Ask why (i.e., look beyond the surface arguments and really find out what is the deep, core concern that the other person has).
Politel...
2024-03-1624 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #58 (Religion law-related news stories)Where can you subscribe to free, comprehensive religion law-related stories with perspectives across the political spectrum?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Go to the International Center for Law Religion Studies its “Law and Religion Headlines” page and subscribe for email updates. You can segregate the headlines by Events, International, Europe and the United States.
https://www.religlaw.org/headlines
Disclaimer: The Religion Law Quizzes are provided as a service to you. They are intended only for educational purposes. Nothing in the Quizzes is i...
2024-03-1503 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #57 (Six different categories of Establishment Clause cases)Today's Religion Law Quiz is tough as it has six-parts. If you can get all six then please consider yourself a con-law rock star.
The Supreme Court has identified roughly six different categories into which types of Establishment Clause cases fall. What are those six categories?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Here is how the Supreme Court identified the six categories in 2019:
While we do not attempt to provide an authoritative taxonomy of the dozens of Establishment Clause cases that the Court has decid...
2024-03-1407 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #56 (The Lemon Test)We learned from Religion Law Quiz #55 that Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing, 330 U.S. 1, 67 S.Ct. 504, 91 L.Ed. 711 (1947) incorporated the Establishment Clause to the states. Following that decision, the Supreme Court was hit with a variety of lawsuits dealing with difficult Establishment Clause issues. As courts are wont to do, after a while the Supreme Court developed a test (based on its prior decisions) to address Establishment Clause issues. What was the decision that adopted the test and what are the elements of the test?
(Scroll down for the answer)
2024-03-1306 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #55 (What Supreme Court decision incorporated the Establishment clause to the States?)In my humble opinion, getting today's Religion Law Quiz correct is the equivalent of doing a muscle flex of your con-law knowledge. Let's see how you do.
As you know, the Bill of Rights was not wholesale automatically applicable to the States. Rather, individual rights were incorporated over time to the States. What Supreme Court decision incorporated the Establishment clause to the States?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Everson v. Board of Ed. of Ewing, 330 U.S. 1, 67 S.Ct. 504, 91 L.Ed. 711 (19...
2024-03-1105 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #50 (Part 4) -- Defending Religious Freedom -- Stand up for the rights of other religious groupsWhat is another simple way a regular, run-of-the-mill person can help protection and defend religious freedom? Stand up for the rights of other religious groups.
A lot of good comes from this.
You help protect another’s right to worship
Goodwill is created between you and the person you are helping.
You might make a friend who will come to your aid in your time of need
You will learn helpful and non-helpful ways to stand up for the rights of others.
Here are links to past epis...
2024-03-0907 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #54 (Faith-Friendly Workplace certification)Today's Religion Law Quiz builds on Religion Law Quiz #53. As you'll recall, Gina's client asked her about how it could measure how well it is doing from a DE&I perspective when it comes to employees of faith. The client completed the survey for the Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) Index and found it is doing quite well. Recognizing that recruiting and retaining quality workers is in its best interests, the company wants to publicly hold itself out as being a faith-friendly workplace. What should Gina suggest her client do in this regard?
(Scroll down f...
2024-03-0804 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #53 (Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) Index)Gina is outside employment counsel to a moderately sized business, and she regularly advises her client on diversity, equity and inclusion issues. Her client genuinely strives to employ DE&I principles in the workplace for everyone, including those who identify as LGBTQ+ and racial minorities. Recently, one thing that has been bothering the head of HR is that the company does not seem to have a good barometer for determining how well it is doing with respect to DE&I when it comes to people of faith. The HR head has asked Gina if she knows of any resource in...
2024-03-0705 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #52 (The purpose of the Religion Clauses of the Constitution)According to the Supreme Court, what is the purpose of the Religion Clauses of the Constitution?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: “The Religion Clauses of the Constitution aim to foster a society in which people of all beliefs can live together harmoniously…” American Legion v. American Humanist Association, 139 S.Ct. 2067, 2074 (2019).
Disclaimer: The Religion Law Quizzes are provided as a service to you. They are intended only for educational purposes. Nothing in the Quizzes is intended to be legal advice...
2024-03-0603 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #51 (Practical layperson guides to common religious freedom questions)Larry, Janet and Gina are each attorneys. Larry works for the state, Janet is in-house counsel for a corporation and Gina does med-mal defense work. When they attend church and other civic events they are regularly hit with questions like, "Oh, you are an attorney. Please tell me about this religious issue in my child's school." or "Please tell me what to do about this religious issue at work." Neither Larry, Janet or Gina deal with this type of law, but they would like to help their friends. Where can Larry, Janet and Gina point their respective friends to find s...
2024-03-0405 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #50 (Part 3) -- Defending Religious Freedom -- Talk About the Good that Religion DoesOne simple way to protect and defend religious freedom is to talk about the good that religion does. News stories tend to focus on negative rather than positive things. Frequently, when we hear about religion in the news it often is because of some wrong that someone or some group has done. But far, far too often the news does not report the incredible good that people of faith do. These quiets acts of service are all around us. One simple way that we can protect and defend religious freedom is to simply talk about the good that other peopl...
2024-03-0208 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #49 (Does the Cross have a secular purpose?)Does the cross have any secular purpose?
(Scroll down for the answer)
According to the Supreme Court, the answer is “Yes.” Here’s what the Supreme Court stated in 2019.
The cross came into widespread use as a symbol of Christianity by the fourth century, and it retains that meaning today. But there are many contexts in which the symbol has also taken on a secular meaning. Indeed, there are instances in which its message is now almost entirely secular.
A cross appears as part...
2024-03-0104 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #48 (Can a prosecutor record a prisoner's confession to a priest?)Can a prosecutor secretly record an accused person's confession to his or her spiritual leader and then use that taped confession to help convict the person of the heinous crime that has been committed?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: No. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Mockaitis v. Harcleroad, 104 F.3d 1522 (9th Cir. 1997) (overruled on other grounds by City of Boerne v. Flores, 521 U.S. 507 (1997)) is instructive in this regard. At issue in Mockaitis was whether a prosecutor’s taping of an accused killer’s confessio...
2024-02-2906 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #45 (Reconciliation of church financial difficulties)The empirical evidence is that congregationalist churches tend to have more financial difficulties than hierarchical churches. When a church is facing financial difficulties, what is the typical process that its leader goes through before finally addressing the problem?
(Scroll down for the answer)
A 2015 Ohio State Law Journal article by Professor Pamela Foohey analyzed the process that church leaders go through when addressing their church's financial problems. Prof. Foohey noted:
Consistent with research regarding how individuals experience their justiciable problems, leaders initially chose to do nothing about their...
2024-02-2707 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz#46 (Control of church property when a schism occurs)Religious schisms in churches happen from time to time. In more extreme situations, this will cause a number of people to leave a particular church. That, in turn, raises a critical question: Who controls the church's property? The general rule on this question is the same in Kansas and Missouri. What is it?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Consider the following cases from Kansas and Missouri.
“When a schism occurs in a church the all important question is which of the rival factions adheres to th...
2024-02-2605 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #50 (Part 2) -- Defending Religious Freedom -- Share How Religion Helps YouReligion Law Quiz #50 asks the basic question about what can a regular, run-of-the-mill person do to protect and defend religious freedom. I have some specific thoughts on this very important question, and I will be addressing it in a series of periodic episodes over the next few weeks. Today’s episode (Part 2) gives the second suggestion: Share how religion helps you. This idea was inspired by the tragic death of my son, Jonathan, who died in an accident on January 27, 2024. The grief and sadness have been intense. But my faith and believe in God have helped me tremendously through this dif...
2024-02-2416 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #44 (Disagreement with the prayer in the legislative setting)The last few Religion Law Quizzes have focused on prayer at the beginning of legislative sessions and town meetings. But it is important to remember that, in any given legislative session or town meeting, there will be people who may not want to join in the expression of prayer or approve of its content. How has the Supreme Court addressed this issue?
(Scroll down for the answer)
The Supreme Court addressed this issue in the following manner in its 2014 decision in Town of Greece, N.Y. v. Galloway where it stated:
2024-02-2305 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #43 (The intended audience of prayer in a legislative setting)A few of the recent the Religion Law Quizzes have focused on prayer at the beginning of legislative sessions and town meetings. According to the Supreme Court, who is the principal audience for these prayers?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Here’s what the Supreme Court said: “The principal audience for these invocations is not, indeed, the public but lawmakers themselves, who may find that a moment of prayer or quiet reflection sets the mind to a higher purpose and thereby eases the task of governing...
2024-02-2103 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #42 (Content of prayers at the beginning of legislative settings)In a prior Religion Law Quiz we learned that Congress and state legislatures can open their session with prayer. For people that are asked to offer such a prayer, can they use words that are unique or particular to their belief as part of their prayer?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Yes. Consider what the Supreme Court had to say in that regard in the blurb below. It is also important to note that the Supreme Court below and later in the opinion em...
2024-02-1906 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #41 (First Amendment -- Government defining permissive speech)True or False: The First Amendment is not a majority rule, and government may not seek to define permissible categories of religious speech.
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: True. This quote comes from a 2014 Supreme Court case:
The First Amendment is not a majority rule, and government may not seek to define permissible categories of religious speech. Once it invites prayer into the public sphere, government must permit a prayer giver to address his or her own God or gods as conscience dictat...
2024-02-1705 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #40 (History and the Establishment Clause)What is the role of history in interpreting and applying the Establishment Clause?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Here's what the Supreme Court said about that in 2014:
[Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783, 103 S.Ct. 3330, 77 L.Ed.2d 1019 (1983)] teaches instead that the Establishment Clause must be interpreted “by reference to historical practices and understandings.” County of Allegheny, 492 U.S., at 670, 109 S.Ct. 3086 (KENNEDY, J., concurring in judgment in part and dissenting in part). That the First Congress provided for the appointment of...
2024-02-1607 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #39 (Prayer at the beginning of legislative sessions)Why is it that Congress and other state legislatures can open their session with prayer without running afoul of the Establishment Clause?
(Scroll down for the answer)
The U.S. Supreme Court answered this question in 2014 in Town of Greece, N.Y. v. Galloway when it stated:
In Marsh v. Chambers, 463 U.S. 783, 103 S.Ct. 3330, the Court found no First Amendment violation in the Nebraska Legislature's practice of opening its sessions with a prayer delivered by a chaplain paid from state...
2024-02-1506 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #38 (Religion in the Constitution other than the First Amendment)Whenever we hear about religion and the Constitution we instinctively think of the First Amendment. But there is another provision in the U.S. Constitution that also deals with religion. Where is that other reference and what does it provide?
(Scroll down for the answer)
The language comes from the very last paragraph of Article VI of the Constitution. It provides:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of th...
2024-02-1403 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #37 (Priest - Penitent Privilege)Today's Religion Law Quiz dives into the world of evidence. Do either Missouri and/or Kansas have a priest-penitent privilege and, if so, where is it codified?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Both Missouri and Kansas have statutorily enacted the Priest-Penitent privilege. The applicable statutes are listed below.
Missouri
491.060. Persons incompetent to testify — exceptions, children in certain cases. — The following persons shall be incompetent to testify:
….
(4) Any person practicing as a minister of the gospel, priest...
2024-02-1311 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #36 (Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction over Church Property)True or False: If a debtor-religious organization transfers certain property (as part of its plan of reorganization) to another entity and there is subsequently a challenge as to who controls that new religious entity with the property, the Bankruptcy Court has subject matter jurisdiction to consider the dispute?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: True. This was the situation from a Oct. 2022 case from the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Consider the following quote from that decision:
The...
2024-02-1209 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #35 (Respect for Marriage Act)The Respect for Marriage Act was enacted on December 13, 2022. What amendments to the United States Code did the Respect for Marriage Act make and what protections for religious freedom were included in the Respect for Marriage Act?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Please see the text from PL 117-228, December 13, 2022, 136 Stat 2305. Relevant portions are included below.
https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ228/PLAW-117publ228.pdf
SEC. 4. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT GIVEN TO MARRIAGE EQUALITY.
Chapter 11...
2024-02-1015 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #34 (Gratitude for Religious Freedom)What religious freedoms are you thankful for? Stated alternatively, how would your life be different without religious freedom?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Congratulations! Today, you score 100% on this Quiz. I invite and encourage you to express to someone the religious freedoms for which you are thankful. I also invite you to think about how your life would be different if you did not have religious freedom.
Disclaimer: The Religion Law Quizzes are provided as a service to you. They are intended o...
2024-02-0905 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #33 (Four considerations for religiously expressive monuments)In 2019 the Supreme Court identified four considerations which show that retaining religiously expressive monuments that were previously established is very different from adopting or erecting new ones. What were the four considerations that the Supreme Court identified?
(Scroll down for the answer)
The answer can be seen in the following blurb which comes from the Court’s synopsis from its 2019 decision in American Legion v. American Humanist Association:
(a) At least four considerations show that reta...
2024-02-0709 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #32 (42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil action for deprivation of rights)When a person believes that his or her First Amendment rights have been violated by a state government employee acting “under color of state law,” what is the citation for the federal statute that allows the person to bring a lawsuit to enforce his or her existing civil rights?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil action for deprivation of rights
Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Terr...
2024-02-0605 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #31 (Can you pause an arrest to pray?)True or False: When a police officer validly arrests a suspect and orders the suspect to get into the police vehicle, the suspect can temporarily pause the process by insisting on being allowed time to offer a brief prayer (consistent with the First Amendment protections for free speech and the free exercise of religion)?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: False. The Supreme Court addressed this situation in a 2018 decision which arose from an incident that occurred in Louisburg, Kansas. Specifically, the Supreme Court sta...
2024-02-0505 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #30 (Definition of "Religious Freedom")How do you define "religious freedom"?
(Scroll down for the answer)
In November 2022 I ran this search in Westlaw using the following search parameters: wp("religious freedom"). Surprisingly, there were only nine hits. The below case citation was one of the top hits.
"The right of religious freedom embraces not only the right to worship God according to the dictates of one's conscience, but also the right ‘to do, or forbear to do, any act, for conscience sake, the doing or forbearing of which, is n...
2024-02-0303 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #29 (Taxes & Religious Freedom)"Hallelujah!!!" Pastor John exclaimed. It just dawned on the pastor that if a central tenet of his denomination is that the payment of taxes is wrong, then members of his church can claim a religious exemption to paying state and federal taxes thereby enabling them to better support themselves and the poor and needy. Alas, this pastor is headed for a fast realization that his plan won't work. Why?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Sorry, Pastor John. A 1982 Supreme Court previously plowed this ground, and, assuming there is no exp...
2024-02-0106 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #28 (Factors for Determining Government Neutrality)Religion Law Quiz #27 noted that the Supreme Court ruled in favor of baker Jack Phillips in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado C.R. Comm'n because the Colorado Civil Rights Commission had not been religiously neutral in its determination. What were the factors that the Supreme Court cited that are relevant to the assessment of government neutrality?
(Scroll down for the answer)
The Supreme Court stated:
Factors relevant to the assessment of governmental neutrality include the historical background of the decision...
2024-01-3104 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #27 (Why Didn't the Supreme Court Reconcile Two Principles?)Religion Law Quiz #25 noted the two big issues with which the Supreme Court was faced to reconcile in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado C.R. Comm'n, but ultimately the Court did not do the reconciliation of those principles. Why was that?
(Scroll down for the answer)
The reason is because the Court found that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission had not been religiously neutral in its determination. Indeed, a review of the Masterpiece decision cites various examples of commissioner hostility to baker Jack Phillips...
2024-01-3005 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #26 (Supreme Court -- LGBTQ -- Religious Exercise)The Supreme Court's 2018 Masterpiece Cakeshop decision recognized "that gay persons and gay couples cannot be treated as social outcasts or as inferior in dignity and worth." Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado C.R. Comm'n, 201 L. Ed. 2d 35, 138 S. Ct. 1719, 1727 (2018). The Supreme Court then reiterated legal principles related to that. What did the Supreme Court say in that regard?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Here is the specific quote from the opinion:
Our society has come to the recognition that gay persons and gay co...
2024-01-2904 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastQuiz #50 (Part 1) -- Defending Religious Freedom -- Tie Your Actions to ReligionReligion Law Quiz #50 asks the basic question about what can a regular, run-of-the-mill person do to protect and defend religious freedom. I have some specific thoughts on this very important question, and I will be addressing it in a series of periodic episodes over the next few weeks. Today’s episode (Part 1) gives the first suggestion: Tie your actions to religion. As increasing numbers of people in our society move away from religion it is important that people of faith (in a humble, non-condescending, matter-of-fact way) explain to others why their conduct is motivated by their belief in God. This pa...
2024-01-2723 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #25 (Two Principles Faced by the Supreme Court)The Supreme Court's 2018 Masterpiece Cakeshop decision presented the Court with questions regarding the proper reconciliation of two principles. What were those two principles?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Here is what the majority opinion said:
The case presents difficult questions as to the proper reconciliation of at least two principles. The first is the authority of a State and its governmental entities to protect the rights and dignity of gay persons who are, or wish to be, married but who face discrimination when they se...
2024-01-2704 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #24 (What did the Supreme Court find to be "Odious"?)The term "odious" is not a frequently used word, but it found its way into the Supreme Court's Trinity Lutheran decision. What did the Supreme Court find to be so odious?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: Trinity Lutheran had qualified for a governmental grant to receive recycled tires to be used with playground equipment. But the State of Missouri had denied the application simply because Trinity Lutheran was a religious institution. To that the Supreme Court said: "The consequence is, in all likelihood...
2024-01-2504 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #23 (Denial of Public Benefit Because of Religious Character)True or False: A state violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment when it expressly denies a qualified religious entity a public benefit solely because of its religious character.
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: True. "The State has pursued its preferred policy to the point of expressly denying a qualified religious entity a public benefit solely because of its religious character. Under our precedents, that goes too far. The Department’s policy violates the Free Exercise Clause." Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. C...
2024-01-2403 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #22 (Establishment Clause Limitation)What limitation is imposed when a state wants to impose an even greater separation of church and State than that ensured under the Establishment Clause?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. Here's what the Supreme Court said about that in 2017:
"As we said when considering Missouri’s same policy preference on a prior occasion, the state interest asserted here—in achieving greater separation of church and State than is already ensured under the Est...
2024-01-2304 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #21 (Gov. Discrimination Against a Religious Institution)Under what circumstances is a governmental entity lawfully permitted under the First Amendment to discriminate against a religious institution?
A For a state interest that is of the strictest order.
B For a state interest that is most narrowly tailored.
C For a state interest that is of the greatest concern.
D For a state interest that is of the highest order.
(Scroll down for the answer)
ANSWER: D. See how the Supreme Court addre...
2024-01-2205 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #20 (Definition of ”Religious Exercise”)Legally speaking, how is the phrase “religious exercise” defined?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Under RLUIPA Congress has defined “religious exercise” very broadly to include “any exercise of religion, whether or not compelled by, or central to, a system of religious belief.” 42 U.S.C. § 2000cc–5(7)(A).
Disclaimer: The Religion Law Quizzes are provided as a service to you. They are intended only for educational purposes. Nothing in the Quizzes is intended to be legal advice and they should not be relied upon as conc...
2024-01-2104 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #19 (Free Exercise Clause & Coercion)Let's do a multiple choice Religion Law Quiz today! Which of the following statements is the correct one?
A The Free Exercise Clause protects against direct coercion or penalties on the free exercise of religion.
B The Free Exercise Clause protects against indirect coercion or penalties on the free exercise of religion, not just outright prohibitions.
C The Free Exercise Clause protects against overt coercion or penalties on the free exercise of religion.
D The Free Exercise Clause protects against penalties on the free exercise of religion, not just out...
2024-01-2007 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #18 (Employer Accommodation of Employee’s Religious Beliefs)Are employers required to accommodate the religious beliefs and practices of applicants and employees?
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: This question (and its answer) comes from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at the following website: https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/what-you-should-know-workplace-religious-accommodation (last visited January 13, 2024). Here's how the EEOC answered that question:
"Yes. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on religion. This includes refusing to accommodate an employee's sincerely held religious beliefs or pract...
2024-01-1905 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz #17 (Ecclesiastical Determinations and Civil Courts)True or False: A church’s determination regarding an ecclesiastical matter will be binding on a civil court.
(Scroll down for the answer)
Answer: True. Ecclesiastical matters include doctrines, creeds, forms of worship, church laws and regulations, membership in the church, church discipline, excommunication/expulsion from the church, appointment/removal of a pastor; employment (hiring, firing and retention of church employees performing ecclesiastical functions), etc. See e.g., B.B. v. Methodist Church of Shelbina, Missouri, 541 S.W.3d 644, 655 (Mo.App. E.D. 2017); Heartland P...
2024-01-1804 minThe Religion Law Quiz PodcastReligion Law Quiz#16 (RLUIPA and RFRA)Today's quiz is short. How are RLUIPA and RFRA similar?
(Scroll down for the answer)
RLUIPA allows prisoners “to seek religious accommodations pursuant to the same standard as set forth in RFRA.” Gonzales v. O Centro Espírita Beneficente Uniõ do Vegetal, 546 U.S. 418, 436, 126 S.Ct. 1211, 163 L.Ed.2d 1017 (2006).
Remember, the Supreme Court has stated:
RFRA prohibits the “Government [from] substantially burden[ing] a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general appl...
2024-01-1708 min
Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community BankersDistressed Loan Quiz Show with Michael FieldingWe'll get back to the ChatGPT pt 2 episode...but...because we are in the middle of our Commercial Lending Academy this week, I wanted to bring on Michael Fielding again from Husch Blackwell. Michael's been a frequent guest on the show and always has some really cool takes on distressed loans in ways that you may not have considered. I always enjoy having him on.
Well, today, he's put together a quiz of some commercial lending situations that you may/may not have encountered...but good nonetheless. Test your knowledge!! Have to admit...I would've failed miserably!
Be sure to...
2023-03-2227 min
0684-Radi00684-Radi0: St. Aloysius School Principal Adam Fielding (March 9, 2023)This week, we talk to Adam Fielding, the principal at St. Aloysius School.
2023-03-0807 min
BE THAT LAWYERMichael Fielding: The 3-Part Business Development FormulaIn this episode, Steve Fretzin and Michael Fielding discuss:Changing your mindset around networking.Michael’s three-part formula for business development.The evolution of client problems and anticipating where the market is headed.Growing your knowledge base and expanding your ability to solve problems. Key Takeaways:Maintain the relationships that you build in law school as well as in your law firms. You never know when these relationships will be profitable for you and them.As attorneys, your job is to discover what the client's problems are. Some are regularly occurring, as well as rar...
2022-10-0631 min
Your Life Your Way on River RadioYour Life Your Way in conversation with Michael BourtonWith Deborah Fielding and Michael Bourton chatting about the enormous impact of pets in your life and how the loss of them can impact you.
2022-07-2700 min
Long Gone PodcastEp. 59: Predictable Hitting = Brilliant Fielding, NL West the Best, Fixing Bad Teams & Realizing Good Teams, Fantasy RelieversThis week the boys discuss the Toronto Blue Jays' approach to defense. This young team are putting their analytics to work and dominating with a four-man outfield in many scenarios. The boys debate how predictable hitting leads to this sort of brilliant fielding. The NL West is the best division in baseball right now-- change their mind. The Dodgers, Padres, Giants, Diamondbacks and Rockies are taking the league by storm, being the only division with every club over .500. This discussion turns into how to fix bad teams and what makes the good ones at the start of the season...
2022-05-121h 22
The Leadership Communication Show with Michael PipernoIt’s All in the Omo with Niki FieldingEpisode 8: I met this episode’s guest, Niki Fielding, more than 15 years ago when she hired me to do a small project for her digital marketing agency Digital Brand Expressions. We stayed in touch over the years, and in the past 5 or so years have become true frolleagues (my word for colleagues who are also good friends).
As I got to know Niki and her company better in recent years, I realized something was very different about the culture she has created, but I could not put my finger on it. In this episode she explains it — it’s...
2021-06-1132 min
Main Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers"Hinge Points" and Ag Loans. Distressed Ag Loans with Michael Fielding from Husch BlackwellMichael Fielding is back to take his "Hinge Points" concept and applying it to ag lending. Great insights!
We have the materials he references on the episode page at https://barretbanking.org/msbpodcasts/hinge-points-and-ag-loans-distressed-ag-loans-with-michael-fielding-from-husch-blackwell/
If you'd like to learn more about Husch Blackwell, check them out at https://www.huschblackwell.com/
and don't forget our sponsor, ICBA Securities at https://www.icbasecurities.com/
2021-06-0224 minMain Street Banking: A Podcast for Community Bankers"Hinge Points". Distressed Loan Management with Michael Fielding with Husch Blackwell.Michael Fielding, with Husch Blackwell, is a returning guest to Main Street Banking. He's developed a really nice rubric for thinking about distressed loans that might help to clarify some of the "what do we do next?" aspect of this part of banking.
You'll want to check out the episode page to get the materials he references. You can find a digital eBook to read and/or download at https://barretbanking.org/msbpodcasts/hinge-points-distressed-loan-management-with-michael-fielding-with-husch-blackwell/
To learn more about Husch Blackwell, check out their website at https://www.huschblackwell.com/
and don't forget our sponsor, ICBA Securities at https://www.icbasecurities...
2021-05-2631 min
Michael Finkley ShowS2:EP26-WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Power Rangers w/Catherine Sutherland, David J. Fielding & Nakia BurriseMy childhood is my present!! We have the Power Rangers with us; Catherine Sutherland and Nakia Burrise. Y’all, we can’t forget Zordon, David J. Fielding is with us too! All next on the Michael Finkley Show! #michaelfinkleyshow #season2 #powerrangers #friday #inform #educate #inspired #subscribe #youtube #spotify #applepodcast #rokutv #greaterworksnetwork
2021-03-0652 min
Saints In the SouthDid Joseph Fielding Smith say man would never go to the moon?Send us a textTake a listen on our short clip on the role of a prophet and when he speaks. Does he always speak the words of God? Does he sometimes mistaken what God would have him say. Can he give his opinion and it be his alone and not what God would say? The point is, prophets of God are mortal men on a journey just like everyone else. We are learning in this years come follow me, that Joseph Smith, although called as a prophet, made mistakes. This is pointed out several times in the Do...
2021-03-0210 min
Maryland Risk Management Education PodcastPreferential Transfers/Payments: A Conversation with Michael FieldingIn this episode, Paul is joined again by Michael Fielding, Partner, Husch Blackwell, to discuss the recent demand letters that many dairy producers received from ASK on potential preferential payments made by Dean Foods to the farmers. If you have questions for Mr. Fielding, please email him here. If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.
2020-12-1030 minMaryland Risk Management Education PodcastResolving Distressed Farm Loans: A Conversation with Michael FieldingIn this episode, Paul is joined by Michael Fielding, Partner, Husch Blackwell, on how to resolve distressed farm loans. If you have questions for Mr. Fielding, please email him here. If you have questions for Paul contact him at lgoering@umd.edu, tweet him @aglawPaul, on Instagram @aglawPaul, or 301-405-3541.
2020-07-1025 min
The Neutral Corner boxing podcastEpisode 152: Canelo spanks Fielding, Zurdo MD Hart, PBC on ITV, Warrington-Frampton, Charlos on FoxIn episode 152 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero discusses PBC signing a deal with the UK network ITV, Lomachenko-Pedraza doing big ratings, Gilberto Ramirez beating Jesse Hart with one arm, Canelo Alvarez destroying Rocky Fielding in New York and the lackluster DAZN commentary crew. Next, Montero previews upcoming fights: Warrington vs Frampton, Whyte-Chisora 2, Charlo-Harrison, Charlo-Korobov
2019-01-2853 min
Psychologists Off the Clock74. Mastering Adulthood with Lara FieldingInterested in becoming an emotional grown up? In this episode, Debbie talks with Dr. Lara Fielding, author of Mastering Adulthood: Go Beyond Adulting to Become an Emotional Grown-Up, about such topics as:
some of the challenges of young adulthood
helpful ways to think about thoughts, emotions, and behavior patterns
how to increase awareness and skillfulness to live a meaningful life
About Dr. Lara Fielding:
Dr. Lara Fielding is a Clinical Psychologist in California, specializing in the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapies. She studied the psychophysiology of stress and emotions at the University of California, Los Angeles; and Harvard; before getting her...
2019-01-1546 minPsychologists Off the Clock74. Mastering Adulthood with Lara FieldingInterested in becoming an emotional grown up? In this episode, Debbie talks with Dr. Lara Fielding, author of Mastering Adulthood: Go Beyond Adulting to Become an Emotional Grown-Up, about such topics as:
some of the challenges of young adulthood
helpful ways to think about thoughts, emotions, and behavior patterns
how to increase awareness and skillfulness to live a meaningful life
About Dr. Lara Fielding:
Dr. Lara Fielding is a Clinical Psychologist in California, specializing in the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapies. She studied the psychophysiology of stress and emotions at the University of California, Los Angeles; and Harvard; before getting her...
2019-01-1546 min
Words With OzDr James Fielding : Word With Oz Podcast - Episode 63ACTUALLY DO IT. We welcome to the show this week Dr James Fielding. James is co-founder of revolutionary headphone company Audeara. Audeara are the creators of the first full-fidelity headphone that tailor their sound to your unique hearing profile, ensuring perfect sound, every time. James has four degrees, is a medical doctor with a passion for changing the way we think about hearing. As you'll experience during the episode, James has an energetic, inquisitive and positive view on the world... which translates into his entrepreneurial wisdom and makes him a perfect guest. James...
2018-11-0800 min