First Amendment

COVID Restriction Protestors Protected by First Amendment

Werner-Simon shares how COVID-19 protestors, in exercising their rights, are endangering public health. Column: COVID-19 Protestors are...

The Supreme Court Resolution in Masterpiece Cake Case

Werner-Simon in the American Constitution Society Expert Forum explains how the court, 7 to 2, narrowly ruled for the baker, in...

Discrimination Over Wedding Cake in Rural California

Werner-Simon explains how a local court in rural California gave precedence to religious rights, over those of antidiscrimination. Daily...

The Supreme Court lets stand Mississippi’s "Freedom to Discriminate" Law

Werner-Simon describes discriminatory laws in Mississippi that the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review. The Daily Journal

Religious Rights & Gay Rights Argued at the U.S. Supreme Court

Werner-Simon opines on the Supreme Court Masterpiece Cake argument, the divided court and whether food preparation is speech. Daily Journal

Antidiscrimination Laws and Religious Freedoms

Werner-Simon, in The Bison Blog, explains the case of a Colorado baker (owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop), who argued that his First...

Religious Rights v. Antidiscrimination Laws at the U.S. Supreme Court

Werner-Simon describes Supreme Court Masterpiece Cakeshop litigation, the divided court, and the flood of interest across the country,...