Author Archives: Carrie

About Carrie

Carrie Clark is recent law grad in Chicago. The opinions herein are that of the author only. Any information in this post is for discussion purposes only, and is not offered as legal advice.

Court Says Company Was Right to Fire Anti-Gay Counselor

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Carrie

An federal appeals court in Georgia recently affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the case of Marcia Walden, a counselor employed by contract with the Centers for Disease Control, saying she did not have a valid free exercise claim against the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, GLBT, Lawsuits | 87 Comments

Arizona Governor Sued Over Constitutionality of ‘Day of Prayer’

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Carrie

Last Tuesday, the Freedom From Religion Foundation sued (PDF) to prevent Arizona Governor Jan Brewer from holding another Day of Prayer: FFRF claims that the Day of Prayer proclamation violates Article II, Section 12 in the Arizona Constitution… No public money or property … Continue reading →

Posted in FFRF, General, Lawsuits, Politics | 20 Comments

Federal Government Wastes $666,000 To Study the Effectiveness of Praying Away AIDS

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Carrie

Last month, the Chicago Tribune released a review of the National Institute of Health’s allocation of research funds. The results are equally infuriating and disheartening. Among other dubious, implausible propositions, NIH funded research of whether distant prayer can remedy the … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits, Politics, Pseudoscience, Science | 55 Comments

American Atheists Appeals Ruling Stating Kentucky’s Security is Unattainable Without God

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Carrie

Back in 2006, a Southern Baptist preacher who happens to sit in the Kentucky legislature introduced a law that would require the Kentucky Department of Homeland Security to declare in its training materials that security is unattainable without reliance on … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits, Politics | 24 Comments

‘Keep Christ in Christmas’ Banner is Next Target in The ‘War on Christmas’

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Carrie

I feel like I have read the same story again and again. I don’t understand what people don’t get about the simple words of the First Amendment. Yet once again, we have an issue of a municipality apparently raising a … Continue reading →

Posted in FFRF, General, Politics, War on Christmas | 83 Comments

New Jersey Nurses Join Ranks of ‘Conscientious Objectors’ Who Refuse to Do Their Jobs

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Carrie

Ten nurses at a New Jersey hospital have filed a lawsuit claiming the hospital’s new policy requires them to assist in performing abortions. They sued under a federal law which prohibits discrimination against any employee for refusing to “perform or … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits, Politics | 68 Comments

Today in Irony: A Church Spreads Good Morals by Breaking the Law

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Carrie

Many religious groups don’t seem to get how the system works. It’s really pretty simple. The government doesn’t tax them as long as they stay out of politics. That temptation is hard to resist… In Texas, a church is being … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits, Politics | 9 Comments

FEC Releases Records That Show Catholic Non-Profit’s GOP Robocalls

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Carrie

A trio of FEC commissioners just issued a statement urging a penalty for a religious group that violated disclosure requirements. To understand why they were concerned and how the FEC in general got it wrong, we have to go back a … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Lawsuits, Politics | 5 Comments

Federal Judge Issues Injunction to Stop North Carolina From Using ‘Pro-Life’ License Plates

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Carrie

North Carolina has decided to compete with Georgia in the license plate arena. The North Carolina legislature approved a license plate which would read “Choose Life.”* Yesterday, a federal judge put a stop to this nonsense with a preliminary injunction. … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, General, Lawsuits | 49 Comments