Guest Voices: law


Posted at 03:13 PM ET, 12/11/2012

Unions as a means of protecting human dignity is echoed in Jewish law
By Jill Jacobs
Many legal authorities who have written about unions supported workers to organize, says rabbi.

By Jill Jacobs  |  03:13 PM ET, 12/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Michigan Legislature; Michigan; Gov. Rick Snyder; Rick Snyder; unions; right to work law; right-to-work; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; human rights; dignity; right to organize; scabbing; rabbis; Talmud; Jewish law; free market; labor; Rabbi Jill Jacobs

Posted at 05:33 PM ET, 10/31/2012

Hurricane Sandy, cancer and hope for recovery
By Anna Sekulow
We must not forget the millions of women battling another storm of massive destructive power.

By Anna Sekulow  |  05:33 PM ET, 10/31/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Hurricane Sandy; Halloween; storm; cancer; brest cancer; Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Anna Sekulow; American Center for Law and Justice

Posted at 07:11 PM ET, 10/23/2012

Romney contrasts, Obama attacks: In debate, who was more presidential?
By Jordan Sekulow and Matthew Clark
Unfiltered by media or attack ads, the two men have put forward their vision for America.

By Jordan Sekulow and Matthew Clark  |  07:11 PM ET, 10/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  2012 campaign; 2012 election; final presidential debate; Romney; Obama; Jordan Sekulow; Matthew Clark; American Center for Law and Justice

Posted at 04:43 PM ET, 08/17/2012

Time to change the conversation from demonizing to finding common ground
By Becky Garrison
Family Research Council shooting doesn’t erase decades of misformation about gays.

By Becky Garrison  |  04:43 PM ET, 08/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Family Research Council shooting, Souther Poverty Law Center, LGBT community, advocacy groups

Posted at 07:07 PM ET, 08/07/2012

White supremacy: The real ‘homegrown’ terrorism
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
As white Americans, we must recognize the threat that “white supremacy” poses to the equal dignity and worth of all human beings as created in the image of God.

By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite  |  07:07 PM ET, 08/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  white supremacy, Wade Michael Page, Sikh temple shooting, Southern Poverty Law Center

Posted at 06:24 PM ET, 08/02/2012

HHS mandate: President Obama’s broken promise
By Ashley E. McGuire
The moment it went into effect, the nature of religious freedom in this country dramatically changed.

By Ashley E. McGuire  |  06:24 PM ET, 08/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  HHS mandate, contraception mandate, President Obama, Obamacare, Catholic Church, health-care law, Affordable Care Act

Posted at 09:15 PM ET, 07/08/2012

John Roberts as Judas? The religion and politics of betrayal.
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
The term “Judas” is being used in American politics today to describe perceptions of betrayal and counter-betrayal.

By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite  |  09:15 PM ET, 07/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Supreme Court, John Roberts, health-care law

Posted at 12:05 PM ET, 07/02/2012

Supreme Court’s health ruling: ‘I felt a sense of relief and satisfaction’
By Bart Stupak
I reflected back upon my 20 years in elected office and my deep conviction that every citizen has a right to private health insurance to protect their families from the financial devastation that unexpected illness or injury can cause.

By Bart Stupak  |  12:05 PM ET, 07/02/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Affordable Care Act, Supreme Court, Obamacare, health-care law

Posted at 12:49 PM ET, 02/07/2012

Searching for accountability in the Holocaust Torah scrolls’ scam
By Menachem Z. Rosensaft
After a Maryland rabbi’s guilty plea, a call for more accountabilty.

By Menachem Z. Rosensaft  |  12:49 PM ET, 02/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Holocaust, judaism, law