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Full Media List
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2022
- Dec 17, 2022 The News Gazette - Ethan Simmons, "U of I law professor played part in landmark marriage act" Dec 17, 2022
- Dec 14, 2022 Fox32 Chicago - Respect for Marriage Act' signed into law Dec 14, 2022
- Dec 12, 2022 Illinois College of Law News - Expertise of Wilson and colleagues helped push Respect for Marriage Act over the finish line Dec 12, 2022
- Dec 9, 2022 Law Professor Helps Lawmakers Find Balance, Protect Freedoms and Pass Respect for Marriage Act Dec 9, 2022
- Dec 5, 2022 National Catholic Reporter - Brian Fraga, "Catholic bishops a religious outlier in opposing bill to protect same-sex marriage" Dec 5, 2022
- Nov 28, 2022 Deseret News - Tad Walch, "Why Latter-day Saints support the amended Respect for Marriage Act" Nov 28, 2022
- Nov 22, 2022 The Washington Post - Bob Smietana, "How the Latter-day Saints came to back Senate’s same-sex marriage bill" Nov 22, 2022
- Nov 16, 2022 Reason - Dale Carpenter, "The Triumph of Respecting Marriage and Religious Liberty" Nov 16, 2022
- Nov 16, 2022 Deseret News - Tad Walch, "Senate signals support for amended version of the Respect for Marriage Act" Nov 16, 2022
- Nov 16, 2022 Religion News Service - Bob Smietana, "How opposition to Prop 8 led Latter-day Saints to back Senate’s same-sex marriage bill" Nov 16, 2022
- Oct 4, 2022 The Washington Post - Kim Bellware, "Planned Parenthood to launch its first mobile abortion clinic post-Roe" Oct 4, 2022
- Oct 4, 2022 The News-Gazette - Brian Gaines, Jason Mazzone, Matt Mettler and Robin Fretwell Wilson "Our Turn | Courts and the housing market" Oct 4, 2022
- Sep 29, 2022 Virginia Law Weekly - Ethan Brown, "Panelists Discuss Conflict Between LGBTQ+ Rights, Religious Liberty" Sep 29, 2022
- Sep 27, 2022 The Hofstra Chronicle - Sophia Guddemi, "Constitution Day scholarship winners discuss tolerance" Sep 27, 2022
- Aug 10, 2022 ALM | LAW.COM - Raychel Lean, “To Speak Out or Not to Speak Out About Social Issues? That Is the Question for Law Firms” Aug 10, 2022
- Aug 2, 2022 Legal Management - Phillip M. Perry, “Law Firms Negotiate a Shifting HR Terrain” Aug 2, 2022
- Jul 29, 2022 LifeNews - Micaiah Bilger, “Lyft Faces Civil Rights Complaint For Funding Abortion Travel But Not Helping Women Who Choose Life” Jul 29, 2022
- Jul 27, 2022 The Legal Examiner - Katy Boose, “Legal Battles to Emerge with Overturning of Roe v. Wade” Jul 27, 2022
- Jul 21, 2022 The American Lawyer - Dan Roe, “On Polarizing Issues, Internal Division Threatens Firms More Thank External Criticisms” Jul 21, 2022
- Jul 18, 2022 The American Lawyer - Dan Roe, “Health Issue or Political Statement? Abortion Benefits Test Law Firms’ Values” Jul 18, 2022
- Jul 12, 2022 Daily Herald - Marni Pyke, “What will General Assembly special session on abortion rights entail?” Jul 12, 2022
- Jul 12, 2022 Illinois Newsroom - Sydney Wood, “Dobbs ruling may have implications for transgender people’s access to healthcare” Jul 12, 2022
- Jul 5, 2022 ABA - J. Stuart Adams and Robin Fretwell Wilson, "Human Rights for All: From Culture War to Not a War at All" Jul 5, 2022
- Jul 1, 2022 HR BREW - Kristen Parisi, “Inside the legal risks of offering travel reimbursement for reproductive care” Jul 1, 2022
- Jun 28, 2022 HuffPost - Marita Vlachou, “Google Employees Can Apply To Move To States With Abortion Access” Jun 28, 2022
- Jun 28, 2022 Chicago Tribune - Sarah Freishtat, "Companies are offering travel benefits for employees seeking abortions, but will those efforts be challenged?" Jun 28, 2022
- Jun 27, 2022 Politico - Kate Davidson, "'Major shock': The economic fallout from the abortion decision" Jun 27, 2022
- Jun 27, 2022 Reuters - Daniel Wiessner, "Legal clashes await U.S. companies covering workers' abortion costs" Jun 27, 2022
- Jun 27, 2022 Law360 - Celeste Bott, "Illinois To Become Abortion 'Oasis' In Wake Of Dobbs Ruling" Jun 27, 2022
- May 10, 2022 Chicago Tribune - Robin Fretwell Wilson (with Jason Mazzone), "Illinois should prep for influx of out-of-state abortion seekers" May 10, 2022
- May 8, 2022 The Washington Post - Jennifer Ruben, "Criminalizing abortion: Cue the enforcement nightmare" May 8, 2022
- Feb 10, 2022 Hastings Center Report - Robin Fretwell Wilson (with Phoebe Friesen, Soyoon Kim, & Jennifer Goedken), "Consent for Intimate Exams on Unconscious Patients: Sharpening Legislative Efforts" Feb 10, 2022
- Feb 7, 2022 Deseret News - Robin Fretwell Wilson, "Perspective: On deputizing private citizens as snitches, where do we draw the line?" Feb 7, 2022
- Feb 2, 2022 Family Advocate, American Bar Association - Robin Fretwell Wilson (with Aylin Cakan, Marie Joe Noon and Marlus Reque, Jr.), "When Faith Defines, and Divides, Family" Feb 2, 2022
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2021
- Dec 29, 2021 Deseret news - Robin Fretwell Wilson, "COVID and churches: Can the government force churches to close? Dec 29, 2021
- Dec 29, 2021 Deseret News - Robin Fretwell Wilson, "Perspective: A firewall sprang up around religious liberty during the pandemic, and it held" Dec 29, 2021
- Nov 25, 2021 Deseret News - Robin Fretwell Wilson (with Elsa Zawedde and Becca Valek), "Perspective: America needs one-stop shops for benefits like Welfare Square" Nov 25, 2021
- Aug 31, 2021 Cambridge Journal of Law and Religion 458 (2021) - Robin Fretwell Wilson (with Aylin Cakan and Marie Joe Noon), "From Bigotry to Tolerance" Aug 31, 2021
- Jul 10, 2021 WGN Radio - Jon Hansen, "Family conservatorship with family law professor Robin Fretwell Wilson" Jul 10, 2021
- Jun 17, 2021 Religion News - Yonat Shimron, "Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic foster care agency, in narrow win for religious rights" Jun 17, 2021
- Apr 29, 2021 Canopy Forum - Robin Fretwell Wilson (with Ruby Mendenhall, Karen Simms, Marie-Joe Noon, Sara Buitron), "Resilience During a Pandemic: What Citizens Teach Us About Faith, Policy and other Questions" Apr 29, 2021
- Apr 20, 2021 The News-Gazette - Jeff D'Alessio, "Ask the Experts: Obstacles to requiring vaccinations of everyone on campus" Apr 20, 2021
- Apr 4, 2021 WGN Radio - Karen Conti, "Robin Fretwell Wilson explains the interpretation of Freedom of Religion" Apr 4, 2021
- Mar 30, 2021 Christianity Today - Jayson Casper , "To Further Religious Freedom Among Muslims, Can Women Succeed Where Men Have Not?" Mar 30, 2021
- Mar 24, 2021 National Catholic Reporter - Christopher White, "For US bishops, LGBTQ 'anthropology' rules out Equality Act compromises" Mar 24, 2021
- Mar 1, 2021 Christianity Today - Kate Shellnutt, "Bethany Christian Will Allow LGBT Parents to Foster and Adopt" Mar 1, 2021
- Mar 1, 2021 The Roys Report - Yonat Shimron, "Bethany Christian Services to Allow LGBTQ Couples to Adopt, Foster Children" Mar 1, 2021
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2020
- Nov 27, 2020 NPR Morning Edition - Robin Fretwell Wilson, "Supreme Court Backs Religious Challenge To New York COVID-19 Restrictions" Nov 27, 2020
- Nov 5, 2020 Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron, "Supreme Court hears case pitting religious freedom against LGBTQ rights" Nov 5, 2020
- Oct 22, 2020 NPR Illinois - Community Voices Randy Eccles, "Ruby Mendenhall & Robin Wilson and Citizen Scientist Journaling On COVID-19" Oct 22, 2020
- Oct 8, 2020 Balkinization - Robin Fretwell Wilson, "From Marriage to Children: Could We Not Find Common Ground?" Oct 8, 2020
- Oct 7, 2020 Balkinization - Robin Fretwell Wilson, "Laying to Rest Old Wrongs" Oct 7, 2020
- Oct 2, 2020 Canopy Forum - Robin Fretwell Wilson, "Respecting the Needs of Worshippers is Essential to Containing COVID-19” Oct 2, 2020
- Sep 4, 2020 2019-2020 Cato Supreme Court Review, Robin Fretwell Wilson - "The Administrative State as a New Front in the Culture War: Little Sisters of the Poor Saints Peter and Paul Home v. Pennsylvania Sep 4, 2020
- Sep 4, 2020 Sutherland Institute - Robin Fretwell Wilson, "Religious freedom scholars say Little Sisters case creates new front in divisive culture war" Sep 4, 2020
- Jun 29, 2020 Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, "5 years ago, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. Here’s where faith groups now stand on LGBTQ rights" Jun 29, 2020
- Jun 18, 2020 Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron, "Religious conservatives look to the next Supreme Court rulings on religious liberty" Jun 18, 2020
- Jun 3, 2020 Georgetown University Berkley Forum - Robin Fretwell Wilson, "COVID-19 and the Assembly of Believers: From Rights to Responsibility" Jun 3, 2020
- Jun 1, 2020 Catholic News Agency - Kevin Jones, "Religious freedom foes seek to leverage coronavirus controversies" Jun 1, 2020
- May 28, 2020 NPR Illinois - Institute of Government and Public Affairs scholars, "The Pandemic On Main Street: As State Restrictions Relax, Local Leaders Face Tough Choices" May 28, 2020
- May 15, 2020 Tri States Public Radio - Christine Herman, "U Of I Report: COVID-19 Has Created Challenges, Highlighted Inequities Within Health Care System" May 15, 2020
- May 8, 2020 Georgetown University - Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs Studies, "The COVID-19 Crisis and Restrictions on Religious Gatherings" May 8, 2020
- Apr 17, 2020 University of Illinois System - IGPA COVID-19 Pandemic Task Force Apr 17, 2020
- Apr 17, 2020 The 21st Show - Brian Mackey, "Forecasts for Illinois Budget Range From Bad to Worse" Apr 17, 2020
- Apr 16, 2020 Bloomberg Tax - Michael Bologna and Kaustuv Basu, "Illinois Faces Massive Decline in Tax Revenue, Study Warns (3)" Apr 16, 2020
- Apr 13, 2020 Connect Chicago Commercial Real Estate News - Paul Bubny, "Illinois Faces Greater Hit to Revenue Than 2008 Recession" Apr 13, 2020
- Apr 7, 2020 Christian Science Monitor - Harry Bruinius, Prayer services during a pandemic: Why some churches stay open" Apr 7, 2020
- Apr 6, 2020 The Guardian - Richard Luscombe, "The US churches and pastors ignoring 'stay-at-home' orders" Apr 6, 2020
- Mar 31, 2020 The Oxford Handbook of Children and the Law - Robin Fretwell Wilson, "Relational Parents: When Adults Receive Rights in Children Because of Their Relationship with a Parent" Mar 31, 2020
- Mar 21, 2020 Canopy Forum - Robin Fretwell Wilson, Brian A. Smith, Tanner J. Bean, "Defiant Congregations in a Pandemic: Public Safety Precedes Religious Rights" Mar 21, 2020
- Mar 16, 2020 Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, "Five years ago, Utah passed landmark legislation on LGBTQ and religious rights. Why didn’t other states follow its lead?" Mar 16, 2020
- Mar 11, 2020 Bloomberg Law - Lydia Wheeler, "Hospitals’ Free Speech Argument on Prices Draws Wary Response" Mar 11, 2020
- Mar 8, 2020 Walter Olson, Testimony Before the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives Mar 8, 2020
- Feb 24, 2020 The Christian Science Monitor - Harry Bruinius, "Gay rights, religious freedom, and the battle over adoption" Feb 24, 2020
- Feb 18, 2020 New York Times - Emma Goldberg, "She Didn't Want a Pelvic Exam. She Received One Anyway" Feb 18, 2020
- Feb 14, 2020 Illinois Newsroom - Brian Moline, "Fretwell Wilson Discusses New Leadership Post at IGPA" Feb 14, 2020
- Feb 7, 2020 Route Fifty - Emma Coleman, "States Move to Protect Anesthetized Women from Non-Consensual Pelvic Exams Feb 7, 2020
- Jan 28, 2020 Knoxville News Sentinel - Holly Meyer, "Religious Liberty vs. LGBTQ Rights: TN adoption bill latest battle in culture war" Jan 28, 2020
- Jan 28, 2020 Savannah Now - Associated Press, "Bills seek special consent for pelvic exams under anesthesia" Jan 28, 2020
- Jan 28, 2020 NPR - Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, "Tennessee's New Adoption Law May Have Unintented Consequences" Jan 28, 2020
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2019
- Dec 8, 2019 The San Diego Union Tribune - Kristina Davis, "Religious rights vs. foster youth rights weighed in lawsuit over sex-trafficking shelter" Dec 8, 2019
- Dec 6, 2019 Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron, "Republicans introduce bill to protect LGBTQ rights and religious freedom" Dec 6, 2019
- Nov 4, 2019 Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron, "New rule would allow foster care, adoption agencies to exclude on religious grounds" Nov 4, 2019
- Oct 22, 2019 The Flat Hat - Ashanti Jones, "Guest speakers Eskridge, Wilson explore impacts of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination" Oct 22, 2019
- Sep 8, 2019 The Columbia Chronicle - Dyana Daniels, "Public colleges to provide mental health services similar to Columbia’s" Sep 8, 2019
- Sep 8, 2019 ABA Journal - Lorelei Laird, "Pelvic exams performed without patients' permission spur new legislation" Sep 8, 2019
- Aug 8, 2019 CMDA - Robert E. Cranston, "Abuse in Scientific Research" Aug 8, 2019
- Jun 26, 2019 Vice News - Hannah Harris Green, "Med Students Are Doing Vaginal Exams on Unconscious, Non-Consenting Patients" Jun 26, 2019
- Jun 20, 2019 The Daily Universe - Jenna Alton, "BYU students discuss tolerance in Religious Freedom Annual Review" Jun 20, 2019
- Jun 20, 2019 BYU Radio - Top of Mind with Julie Rose, "Equality Act, Muslim Advocate, The Lost Gutenberg" Jun 20, 2019
- Jun 16, 2019 Deseret News - Editorial Board, "In our opinion: Reclaim Father's Day from the grips of Hollywood" Jun 16, 2019
- Jun 12, 2019 The Daily Universe - Jenna Alton, "BYU Religious Freedom Annual Review to explore LGBT, women’s issues" Jun 12, 2019
- May 31, 2019 Bloomberg Law - Erin Mulvaney & Madison Alder, "Trump Religious Shield for Health Workers Puts Employers in Bind" May 31, 2019
- May 29, 2019 Society and the State - "Robin Fretwell Wilson Does Informed Consent Apply to Pelvic Exams?" May 29, 2019
- May 28, 2019 The Daily Herald - Sarah Belliston, "BYU Column: Students to define tolerance at Religious Freedom Review" May 28, 2019
- May 22, 2019 The Des Moines Register - Kathie Obradovich, "What if Iowa could protect both religious freedom and LGBTQ rights?" May 22, 2019
- May 16, 2019 il mattino di Padova - "Il diritto di famiglia visto dagli Stati Uniti" May 16, 2019
- May 14, 2019 The Baltimore Sun - Jennifer McDermott, Carla K. Johnson, "Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan OKs bill requiring pelvic exam consent" May 14, 2019
- May 12, 2019 Bay News 9 - AP, "States seek explicit patient consent for pelvic exams" May 12, 2019
- May 1, 2019 ABA Journal - Stephanie Francis Ward, "Nondiscrimination policy at Yale Law School is legal but perhaps should be changed, lawyers say" May 1, 2019
- Apr 26, 2019 Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, "How LGBTQ rights and religious freedom debates are polarizing our understanding of discrimination - and why it matters" Apr 26, 2019
- Apr 26, 2019 Christianity Today - Kate Shellnutt, "America's Largest Christian Adoption Agency lets LGBT Couples Foster in 1 of 35 States" Apr 26, 2019
- Apr 16, 2019 Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, "How a new religious freedom lawsuit affects Michigan's faith-based adoption agencies" Apr 16, 2019
- Apr 15, 2019 National Constitution Center: Live At America’s Town Hall - "When Religious Liberty Collides with LGBTQ Rights" Apr 15, 2019
- Apr 15, 2019 Daily Illini - Grace Maloney, "Carle defends tax exemption status" Apr 15, 2019
- Apr 4, 2019 Illinois Public Media - Christine Herman, "Experts Gather To Discuss Link Between Poverty & Health, Explore Solutions" Apr 4, 2019
- Apr 3, 2019 Real Clear Religion - Robin Fretwell Wilson, "Fairness for All Legislation Protects Religious and LGBTQ Rights" Apr 3, 2019
- Mar 28, 2019 WAMC - Allison Dunne, "#1548: Botanical Art; Unconsented Pelvic Exams; A Police First" Mar 28, 2019
- Mar 28, 2019 National Constitution Center - "Challenges to Religious Liberty Today" Mar 28, 2019
- Mar 27, 2019 Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, "Michigan settlement in favor of LGBTQ couples leaves faith-based adoption agencies wondering what's next." Mar 27, 2019
- Mar 14, 2019 Standard Journal - Victoria Varnedoe, "Local Legislator speaks at LGBT Summit, featured in Deseret News" Mar 14, 2019
- Mar 8, 2019 SCOTUS Blog - Robin Fretwell Wilson, "Symposium: The 'intensely factual' question of physicians' admitting privileges" Mar 8, 2019
- Feb 25, 2019 Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, "What does it take to craft compromise legislation on religious freedom and LGBT rights? In Boise, policymakers search for an answer" Feb 25, 2019
- Feb 25, 2019 Idaho Press - Erin Bamer, "State leaders discuss LGBT protections versus religious liberty at Boise summit" Feb 25, 2019
- Feb 18, 2019 WAND - Meredith Juliet, "Some teaching hospitals perform non-consensual pelvic exams" Feb 18, 2019
- Feb 13, 2019 Social Trends Institute - "The Freedom to Choose to Have it All" Feb 13, 2019
- Jan 30, 2019 Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron, "S.C. foster care agency tests public’s will to exclude on the basis of faith" Jan 30, 2019
- Jan 28, 2019 Christianity Today - Kate Shellnutt, "Foster Ministry Gets to Keep Protestants-Only Policy—And Federal Funds" Jan 28, 2019
- Jan 25, 2019 WBUR On Point - Meghna Chakrabarti, "Christian Foster Care Reopens Debate on Religious Freedom And Government" Jan 25, 2019
- Jan 24, 2019 Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron, "Government allows S.C. foster care groups to keep Protestant-only policy" Jan 24, 2019
- Jan 8, 2019 Indiana Public Radio - Christine Herman, "#MeToo? Some Hospitals Allow Pelvic Exams Without Explicit Consent" Jan 8, 2019
- Jan 7, 2019 Sacramento Lawyer - Douglas Potts, "Scholars Promote Bridging the Culture Wars at Court/ Clergy Conference" Jan 7, 2019
- Jan 7, 2019 Baptist Joint Committee - Don Byrd, "Church-State Stories to Watch in 2019" Jan 7, 2019
- Jan 4, 2019 The News-Gazette - Debra Pressey, "The health reporter is in, Dec. 12, 2018" Jan 4, 2019
- Jan 2, 2019 Deseret News - Jennifer Graham, "The ethics of pelvic exams performed on anesthetized women without their knowledge" Jan 2, 2019
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2018
- Dec 21, 2018 Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron, "A push for compromise on LGBT protections may tear evangelicals apart" Dec 21, 2018
- Dec 4, 2018 Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, "What's next for religious freedom in 2019? Faith leaders and policymakers weigh in" Dec 4, 2018
- Nov 30, 2018 Chicago Tribune - Robin Fretwell Wilson and Anthony Michael Kreis, "Commentary: #JustAsk: Stop treating unconscious female patients like cadavers" Nov 30, 2018
- Oct 23, 2018 The Crimson White - Halle Bonner, "Professors to discuss issues with faith, sexuality and families" Oct 23, 2018
- Oct 22, 2018 The Salt Lake Tribune - Adelle M. Banks, "Religious freedom advocate Charles Haynes retires, praises Utah law balancing LGBT, faith rights" Oct 22, 2018
- Oct 15, 2018 Deseret News - K. Sophie Will, "Why only two states ban marriage for people under 18 years old" Oct 15, 2018
- Sep 20, 2018 Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, “'We're not living as one American people': This campus event asks college students to help solve culture wars” Sep 20, 2018
- Sep 19, 2018 The News Gazette - Scott Beatty, 'DWS News Hour' Podcast Sep 19, 2018
- Sep 16, 2018 Deseret News - Gillian Friedman, "Judge rules against faith-based agency in landmark case over LGBT rights and religious liberty" Sep 16, 2018
- Sep 10, 2018 WEFT 90.1fm - Sheri Williamson, "In the Know" Sep 10, 2018
- Aug 29, 2018 Deseret News - Boyd Matheson & Gillian Friedman, "Podcast: Is America still a beacon of hope?" Aug 29, 2018
- Aug 26, 2018 WABE News, NPR Atlanta - Johnny Kauffman, "RFRA and the 2018 Georgia Gubernatorial Race" Aug 26, 2018
- Aug 3, 2018 The Wall Street Journal - Naomi Schaefer Riley, "For a Charity Nowadays, Everything’s Political" Aug 3, 2018
- Jul 30, 2018 Real Clear Religion - Robin Fretwell Wilson and William N. Eskridge, Jr., "Anthony Kennedy Opens New Chapter in American Pluralism" Jul 30, 2018
- Jul 30, 2018 Forbes - Brian Miller, "How Vouchers Can End The Culture War Over Adoption" Jul 30, 2018
- Jul 30, 2018 Deseret News - Gillian Friedman, "Religious liberty and LGBT rights: Solutions elusive in adoption conflict" Jul 30, 2018
- Jul 11, 2018 Deseret News - Gillian Friedman, "Why children have the most to lose in the latest battle over LGBT and religious rights" Jul 11, 2018
- Jun 29, 2018 Berkley Forum - Robin Fretwell Wilson & Tanner Bean, “Why Jack Phillips Still Cannot Make Wedding Cakes: Deciding Competing Claims Under Old Laws” Jun 29, 2018
- Jun 25, 2018 Religious News Service - Mark A. Kellner, "Catholic leaders use Religious Freedom Week to highlight social services" Jun 25, 2018
- Jun 13, 2018 Deseret News - Deseret News Editorial Board, "In our opinion: In search of shared freedom" Jun 13, 2018
- Jun 12, 2018 Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, "How 139 bills across the country are redefining religious freedom" Jun 12, 2018
- Jun 8, 2018 Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, "Analysis: In wedding cake ruling, Supreme Court calls for a balance that will be difficult to strike" Jun 8, 2018
- Jun 7, 2018 Christianity Today - "If Religious Liberty and LGBT Activists Want to Move Forward, the Courts Won't Help" Jun 7, 2018
- Jun 5, 2018 DWS News Hour - "Robin Fretwell Wilson on SCOTUS decision 6-5-18" Jun 5, 2018
- Jun 5, 2018 The Christian Science Monitor - Henry Gass, Patrik Jonsson, "With cake-shop ruling, high court urges respect for both sides" Jun 5, 2018
- Jun 5, 2018 Yahoo! News - Henry Gass, Patrik Jonsson, "With cake-shop ruling, high court urges respect for both sides" Jun 5, 2018
- Jun 5, 2018 Wisconsin Public Radio - Carrie Kaufman, "Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Baker In Same-Sex Wedding Cake Case" Jun 5, 2018
- Jun 3, 2018 Kansas Public Radio - Kaye McIntyre, "Masterpiece Cakeshop: Religious Rights or Unlawful Discrimination?" Jun 3, 2018
- May 14, 2018 The News Gazette - Scott Beatty, "Penny for Your Thoughts" Podcast May 14, 2018
- May 4, 2018 Decorah Newspapers - "Luther junior Green wins 'Tolerance Means Dialogues' essay contest" May 4, 2018
- Apr 19, 2018 Forbes - Brian Miller, "By Hosting Dialogues On Religion and Tolerance, These Students Are Using Free Speech The Right Way" Apr 19, 2018
- Apr 18, 2018 Telegraph Herald - "Loras event will look at LGBT rights vs. religious liberty" Apr 18, 2018
- Apr 13, 2018 NPR's The 21st - "High-Need Schools Get More Money; LGBTQ And Christian Colleges; Dangers Of Synthetic Marijuana" Apr 13, 2018
- Mar 28, 2018 Indy Week - Ryan Haar, "Can Religion and Gay Rights Get Along in North Carolina? A Dialogue at UNC Seeks Common Ground" Mar 28, 2018
- Mar 1, 2018 Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, "How children get caught in the clash over LGBT and religious rights" Mar 1, 2018
- Feb 23, 2018 LDC Church News - Jason Swensen, "Elder Quentin L. Cook: Defend divinely inspired freedoms" Feb 23, 2018
- Feb 11, 2018 Washington Post - Sarah Pulliam Bailey, "Can LGBT rights and religious rights coexist? Kim Davis-like case tests the waters" Feb 11, 2018
- Jan 26, 2018 NPR's 1A - "Health And Holy Services" Jan 26, 2018
- Jan 22, 2018 New York Times - Alan Blinder - "Wary, Weary or Both, Southern Lawmakers Tone Down Culture Wars" Jan 22, 2018
- Jan 19, 2018 Reuters - Yasmeen Abutaleb, Caroline Humer, "U.S. health agency revokes Obama-era Planned Parenthood protection" Jan 19, 2018
- Jan 18, 2018 Reuters—Brendan Pierson, Jan Wolfe, "Trump move on healthcare religious freedom prompts discrimination fears" Jan 18, 2018
- Jan 18, 2018 Washington Post—Sarah Pulliam Bailey, "Why HHS is targeting health-care workers’ religious objections" Jan 18, 2018
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2017
- Nov 26, 2017 Get Religion—Mark Kellner, "Atheists sue after New Jersey shelter's 'blessing of animals' by generic religious order" Nov 26, 2017
- Oct 10, 2017 Christianity Today—Kate Shellnut, "6 Things Trump’s Religious Liberty Memo Does (and Doesn’t) Do" Oct 10, 2017
- Oct 7, 2017 Al Jazeera—Diane Eastabrook, "Trump administration rolls back Obama-era birth control measure" Oct 7, 2017
- Oct 6, 2017 Chicago Tribune—Rachel Zoll, Eric Tucker and Sadie Gurman, "Sessions' order to accommodate religious objections undercuts LGBT protections" Oct 6, 2017
- Oct 6, 2017 Washington Post—Rachel Zoll, Eric Tucker and Sadie Gurman, "AG directive protects religious objectors to LGBT rights" Oct 6, 2017
- Sep 27, 2017 Acculturated—Naomi Shaefer Riley, “Should Anthony Weiner’s and Huma Abedin’s Divorce Records Be Public?” Sep 27, 2017
- Sep 22, 2017 Modern Healthcare—Maria Castellucci, “Title IX changes likely ease concerns for medical schools” Sep 22, 2017
- Aug 2, 2017 Deseret News—Kelsey Dallas, “Serving God by Suing Others: Inside the Christian Conservative Legal Movement” Aug 2, 2017
- Jun 26, 2017 Weekly Standard— Naomi Schaefer Riley, “Closing Options For Adoptions” Jun 26, 2017
- May 4, 2017 Thomson Reuters—Daniel Trotta,“Trump Signs Order Letting Tax-Exempt Churches Be Active in Politics” May 4, 2017
- May 4, 2017 CBS North Carolina—Associated Press,“Trump limits IRS action over church political activity” May 4, 2017
- May 4, 2017 Patheos—Kristin Du Mez,“Fairness for All: A Call for Culture Peacemakers? May 4, 2017
- Apr 7, 2017 Christian Science Monitor—Harry Bruinius, “LGBT rights and judicial overreach: How GOP lawmaker sees landmark ruling" Apr 7, 2017
- Apr 6, 2017 Bloomberg Law—“Christian Marine’s Next Battle Could Be at Supreme Court” Apr 6, 2017
- Apr 6, 2017 Chicago Reader—“Illinois senate reintroduces religious freedom bill advocates say is attack on LGBTQ people” Apr 6, 2017
- Apr 6, 2017 Daily Herald—“UVU symposium tackles religious liberty and exemptions” Apr 6, 2017
- Mar 20, 2017 New York Post—“Why three (or more) parents leave the kids as losers" Mar 20, 2017
- Mar 9, 2017 Modern Healthcare—“Hospitals’ residency programs must abide by Title IX” Mar 9, 2017
- Feb 3, 2017 Christianity Today—“Trump’s Religious Freedom Order Won’t Help the Baker, Florist, and Photographer” Feb 3, 2017
- Feb 2, 2017 Wall Street Journal—“Trump Draft Order Would Expand Religious Rights, Could Allow Denial of Services to Gays” Feb 2, 2017
- Feb 1, 2017 Modern Healthcare—“Trump’s Supreme Court nominee opposes assisted suicide, ACA contraception-coverage mandate” Feb 1, 2017
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2016
- Dec 14, 2016 World Magazine—“Fair or foul?” Dec 14, 2016
- Nov 10, 2016 Peoria Public Radio—“Illinois Issues: Culture Wars Go To Court” Nov 10, 2016
- May 9, 2016 CQ State Report—“Utah (!) Leads on LGBT Rights” May 9, 2016
- Apr 26, 2016 The Atlantic–“Can Religious Freedom and LGBT Rights Co-Exist?” Apr 26, 2016
- Apr 15, 2016 Clarion-Ledger - Robin Fretwell Wilson, “Religious freedom bill a mixed bag for Mississippi” Apr 15, 2016
- Apr 15, 2016 The Atlantic—Emma Green, “When Doctors Refuse to Treat LGBT Patients” Apr 15, 2016
- Apr 6, 2016 Hattiesburg American—“Laws should show ‘malice toward none, charity to all” Apr 6, 2016
- Mar 28, 2016 On Point—Tom Ashbrook, “LGBT Rights & Religious Freedom” Mar 28, 2016
- Mar 28, 2016 Deseret News—Kelsey Dallas, “What the Latest Challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s Contraception Mandate Means for Religious Believers” Mar 28, 2016
- Mar 2, 2016 Modern Healthcare—Lisa Schencker, reaction to oral argument for the Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt case. Mar 2, 2016
- Feb 19, 2016 Federalist Society of Washington, DC—Recorded short video about pending Supreme Court case, “Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt” Feb 19, 2016
- Feb 17, 2016 Daily KOS—Joan McCarter, “Supreme Court vacancy throws pending healthcare cases into limbo” Feb 17, 2016
- Jan 7, 2016 Modern Healthcare “Vital Signs Blog”—Lisa Schencker, “My Abortion” stories meant to sway Supreme Court and change public perception. Jan 7, 2016
- Jan 7, 2016 Daily Caller—Evan Gahr, “Judge rejects ACLU Ploy to Make Catholic Hospital Sterilize Women” Jan 7, 2016
- Jan 6, 2016 TheAtlantic.com—Emma Green, “Can States Protect LGBT Rights Without Compromising Religious Freedom” Jan 6, 2016
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2015
- Nov 20, 2015 Bloomberg Radio’s “Bloomberg Law”—June Grasso, “Adoption of same-sex partner’s three children in Georgia” Nov 20, 2015
- Oct 16, 2015 Christian Broadcasting Network—Paul Strand, “When 'Just Do Your Job' Means Violating Your Conscience” Oct 16, 2015
- Sep 22, 2015 Arkansas Business—Mark Friedman, “Planned Parenthood’s Legal Victories” Sep 22, 2015
- Sep 11, 2015 Washington Post—Sandhya Somashekhar, “A pregnant woman wanted her tubes tied. Her Catholic hospital said no” Sep 11, 2015
- Sep 10, 2015 Mary Reichard, World and Everything in It, “Religious Accommodations, Philosophies and the Law, The World and Everything in It” Sep 10, 2015
- Sep 9, 2015 Federalist—D.C. McAllister, “What Both Sides Got Wrong About Kim Davis” Sep 9, 2015
- Sep 4, 2015 SCOTUSblog - Amy Howe, “Friday Round-Up” Sep 4, 2015
- Sep 4, 2015 Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty—Don Byrd, “Kentucky Dispute Shows Need for Thoughtful Marriage License Conversation” Sep 4, 2015
- Sep 4, 2015 National Review - Maggie Gallagher, “Free Kim Davis” Sep 4, 2015
- Sep 3, 2015 Constitution Daily, National Constitutional Center—“In Kentucky gay marriage case, everyone can win.” Sep 3, 2015
- Sep 3, 2015 Deseret News—Dennis Romboy, “New law helps Utah avoid marriage license conflict playing out in Kentucky” Sep 3, 2015
- Sep 2, 2015 National Affairs, Yahoo News, Liz Goodwin—Why aren’t there more Kim Davises? Sep 2, 2015
- Sep 1, 2015 ABA Journal—Stephanie Francis Ward, “States Deal with Religious and Gay Rights in the Wake of Same Sex Marriage” Sep 1, 2015
- Sep 1, 2015 Daily Signal—Ryan T. Anderson, “Kentucky Clerk Not Issuing Gay Marriages Licenses Causes Uproar” Sep 1, 2015
- Aug 28, 2015 Christianity Today—Bob Smietana, “Can the Baker, the Florist, the Photographer, and the Clerk Win?” Aug 28, 2015
- Aug 19, 2015 Christian Science Monitor - Harry Bruinius, “As Southern clerks stop same-sex marriages, a search for compromise” Aug 19, 2015
- Aug 19, 2015 National Organization for Marriage, Staff Writer, “Judges Can’t Follow Their Conscience?” Aug 19, 2015
- Aug 8, 2015 THONLINE.com—William Garbe, “Blum’s ‘just churches’; interpretation of controversial measure scrutinized” Aug 8, 2015
- Jul 29, 2015 Al Jazeera newscast—Ray Suarez, “Inside Story” Jul 29, 2015
- Jul 29, 2015 Salt Lake City Weekly—Eric Ethington, “(Un)free to Believe” Jul 29, 2015
- Jul 8, 2015 KVNU (radio broadcast)—Bill Walter Jul 8, 2015
- Jul 7, 2015 Deseret News, “Supreme Court tossed religious freedom grenades in gay marriage ruling lawyer” Jul 7, 2015
- Jul 6, 2015 Fox News video—“Religious Freedom and Utah’s Compromise: Legislation Highlighted at BYU Conference” Jul 6, 2015
- Jul 6, 2015 Deseret News—“BYU Conference explores what’s next for religious freedom” Jul 6, 2015
- Jul 2, 2015 Religious Freedom Project—“Real Religious Liberty Risks and Misplaced Fears, Responding to Obergefell v. Hodges: The Ruling and Its Implications for Religious Freedom.” Jul 2, 2015
- Jun 29, 2015 Radiowest—Doug Fabrizio,”Same-Sex Marriage – What’s Next?” Jun 29, 2015
- Jun 28, 2015 New York Post—“Gay marriage decision raises questions for religious groups.” Jun 28, 2015
- Jun 26, 2015 Pew Research Center–David Masci, “How the Supreme Court’s decision for gay marriage could affect religious institutions” Jun 26, 2015
- Jun 26, 2015 Deseret News—Mark A. Kellner, “Religious leaders ponder next steps after Supreme Court rules for same-sex marriage” Jun 26, 2015
- Jun 26, 2015 USA Today—"Flashback: Gay marriage debate shouldn’t be winner take-all." Jun 26, 2015
- Jun 3, 2015 The Charlotte Observer—“Accommodate without bias” Jun 3, 2015
- May 29, 2015 The Daily Signal—Ryan Anderson, “Civil Servants Have Rights Too. Government Should Respect Them” May 29, 2015
- Apr 30, 2015 Cornerstone Religious Freedom Project—Berkley Center, Stuart Adams & Robin Fretwell Wilson, Protecting Religious Liberty Requires Protections for All. Apr 30, 2015
- Apr 22, 2015 VOX—German Lopez, Why it’s legal to fire someone for being gay in 28 states. Apr 22, 2015
- Apr 21, 2015 Liberty Lawsite—After Indiana: Harmonizing Gay Rights and Religious Freedom Apr 21, 2015
- Apr 16, 2015 The Christian Science Monitor—Warren Richey, Gay rights and religious liberty: Can American have both? Apr 16, 2015
- Apr 3, 2015 Washington Post—Rachel Zoll, Religious freedom fight over gay marriage will persist. Apr 3, 2015
- Apr 2, 2015 ABC News—Meghan Keneally, What Indiana’s ‘Fix’ to Religious Freedom Law Still Allows. Apr 2, 2015
- Apr 1, 2015 Chicago Sun-Times—Indiana law won't erase protections against bias Apr 1, 2015
- Apr 1, 2015 Christianity Today—Bob Smietana, Why ‘RFRA’ is America’s Latest Four-Letter Word. Apr 1, 2015
- Mar 31, 2015 NPR Morning Edition—“Illinois Issues: The Battle Over Transgender rights –In the Bathroom and Beyond” http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/three-big-myths-about-religious-freedom-restoration-act-debunked Mar 31, 2015
- Mar 31, 2015 The Wall Street Journal—Ashby Jones, “Unpacking Indiana’s ‘Religious Freedom Law" Mar 31, 2015
- Mar 31, 2015 Tampa Bay Times Politifact—Amy Sherman and Katie Sanders, “Does Florida have Religious Freedom Restoration Act like Indiana’s?” Mar 31, 2015
- Mar 31, 2015 VOX—German Lopez, How Indiana’s religious freedom law sparked a battle over LGBT rights. Mar 31, 2015
- Mar 29, 2015 Tampa Bay Times Politifact—Katie Sanders, “Did Barack Obama vote for Religious Freedom Restoration Act with ‘very same’ wording as Indiana’s?” Mar 29, 2015
- Mar 29, 2015 Indianapolis Star—Stephanie Wang, “What the ‘religious freedom’ law really means for Indiana” Mar 29, 2015
- Mar 27, 2015 Chicago Tribune—Kim Geiger, Illinois Law on Religious Objection Balanced By Discrimination Ban, “Religious exemptions serve a purpose but get badly demagogued on both sides." Mar 27, 2015
- Mar 23, 2015 Libertylawsite—Greg Weiner, he Moynihan Report at 50: Greg Weiner Replies. Mar 23, 2015
- Mar 17, 2015 Wall Street Journal—William A. Galston, Utah Shows the Way on Gay Rights Mar 17, 2015
- Mar 13, 2015 New Republic—Naomi Shavin, The "Utah Compromise" Was A Victory for Religious Freedom and LGBT Rights. The Next One Won't Be So Easy. Mar 13, 2015
- Mar 13, 2015 Deseret News – Dennis Romboy, Utah anti-bias, religious rights law could be model for other states. Mar 13, 2015
- Mar 12, 2015 Fox News 13—Ben Winslow, Monumental’ gay rights, religious liberties bills pass the Utah State Legislature. Mar 12, 2015
- Mar 10, 2015 Law & Liberty Blog—From Moynihan to Murphy Brown, contribution to 50th Anniversary of the Moynihan Report on the Black family Mar 10, 2015
- Mar 8, 2015 Salt Lake Tribune—SB296 comes in the American tradition of live and let live Mar 8, 2015
- Mar 8, 2015 Deseret News National Edition – Video , Mark Kellner/Candice Madsen, How Religious Liberty And Anti-Discrimination Laws Can Co-Exist Mar 8, 2015
- Mar 7, 2015 Edge Media Network—Buffalo, NY - Michelle Price, LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill Passes Utah Senate Mar 7, 2015
- Mar 6, 2015 Cultural Hall Podcost—Mormon News Report Mar 6, 2015
- Mar 6, 2015 Los Angeles Times—Samantha Masunaga– LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill Passes Utah Senate Mar 6, 2015
- Mar 6, 2015 Capitol OTC—Heidi Smith Utah Balances LGBT Anti-Discrimination Measures With Religious Rights In New Proposal. Mar 6, 2015
- Mar 6, 2015 US News and World Report—Michelle Price, LGBT Anti-discrimination Bill Passes Utah Test Mar 6, 2015
- Mar 4, 2015 Deseret News—Dennis Romboy, LDS Church, LGBT Advocates Back Anti-Discrimination, Religious Rights Bill. Mar 4, 2015
- Feb 28, 2015 KUTV.com—Heidi Hatch, Law Professor Says Utah LGBT Law Could Mold National Standards. Feb 28, 2015
- Feb 26, 2015 Atlanta Journal Constitution Political Insider—Jim Galloway, Greg Bluestein, and Daniel Malloy– A High-Toned Effort To Debunk The Debunkers Of A ‘Religious Liberty’ Bill. Feb 26, 2015
- Feb 24, 2015 The Salt Lake Tribune—Trib Talk, Jennifer Napier-Pearce: What Does A Nondiscrimination, Religious Feb 24, 2015
- Jan 28, 2015 Deseret News—Michael and Jenet Jacob Erickson, Utah Businesses Need Religious Freedom Bill. Jan 28, 2015
- Jan 25, 2015 Deseret News—Dennis Romboy, Illinois Professor Could Help Utah Draft Religious Liberty, Nondiscrimination Bill Jan 25, 2015
- Jan 16, 2015 Deseret News—Mark Kellner , Conscience Rights Loom Over Supreme Court’s Decision To Take On Gay Marriage. Jan 16, 2015
- Jan 6, 2015 Christianity Today—Ruth Moon, Should Pastors Stop Signing Civil Marriage Certificates? Jan 6, 2015
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2014
- Dec 4, 2014 People Magazine—Gabrielle Olya, Does the Woman Suing Bill Cosby for Sexual Assault Have a Viable Case? Dec 4, 2014
- Nov 28, 2014 People Magazine—Patrick Gomez, Could Bill Cosby Face Rape Charges? Nov 28, 2014
- Nov 13, 2014 CP Politics—Michael Gryboski , Religious Freedom Restoration Act Under Increasing Attack Since Hobby Lobby Decision. Nov 13, 2014
- Oct 21, 2014 Institute for Family Studies—Non-Offending Parents’ Prerogatives to Make Medical Decisions for Their Children. Oct 21, 2014
- Oct 17, 2014 Liberty Lawsite—Assessing The Blowback From Hobby Lobby. Oct 17, 2014
- Oct 14, 2014 Yahoo! News—Rachel Zoll, Next Gay Marriage Fight: Religious Exemptions. Oct 14, 2014
- Oct 9, 2014 WBRC – My FOX AL—Joshua Gauntt 29 Year Old Woman Who Wants To “Die With Dignity” Is Sparking The “Right To Die” Debate Across The Country. Oct 9, 2014
- Oct 7, 2014 SCOTUSblog—Symposium: The Human Costs of Staying out of the Marriage Debate, Oct 7, 2014
- Oct 2, 2014 Law and Liberty Blog—A Closing Window Oct 2, 2014
- Jul 6, 2014 Associated Press—Mark Sherman and Rachel Zoll, Nonprofits’ Contraceptive Cases Next For Justices Jul 6, 2014
- Jul 4, 2014 NPR—Individual Conscience and Society Collide Over Contraception. Jul 4, 2014
- Jul 2, 2014 A Moment Symposium—Rachel E. Gross, Gay Rights and Religious Freedom: Can we find common ground? Jul 2, 2014
- Jun 17, 2014 Institute for Family Studies—Parent Coordinators: A Novel Solution for Intractable Custody Battles? Jun 17, 2014
- Jun 11, 2014 Liberty Lawsite—A Closing Window Jun 11, 2014
- Jun 10, 2014 The Daily Signal—Ryan T. Anderson, Not All Religious Liberty Cases are Black and White. Many Are Gray. Jun 10, 2014
- Jun 10, 2014 The Washington Post—One Way To End Violence Against Women? Married Dads (with W. Bradford Wilcox). Jun 10, 2014
- May 29, 2014 Liberty Lawsite—Raising Arizona: Lessons from the Same-Sex Marriage Movement May 29, 2014
- May 29, 2014 Washington Post—Todd Zywicki , The Volokh Conspiracy – Same-sex marriage and legislative grand bargains. May 29, 2014
- May 17, 2014 Deseret News—Mark A. Kellner, Same-sex marriage creates uncertainties decade after Massachusetts implementation May 17, 2014
- Jan 1, 2014 New York Times—Room for Debate, "There’s More Than Money at Stake in the American Dream" Jan 1, 2014