Current clergy will be required to solemnize the marriage. Religious conflict is not a basis for denying fundamental rights. If and when the case was presented the court would have to balance competing Constitutional Rights the way it always has. The court is required to do this. You look at the hierarchy of rights and the level of intrusion. The court would render a decision. We have alleged that intermediate scrutiny applies here because plaintiffs as gay and lesbian persons qualify because of class status. We renew that argument here and differ to the brief and the wonderful brief of the lot institution professors. Just briefly we believe the Equality Foundation could be revisited. It does not require a decision because there is an inconsistent decision, Equality Foundation was inconsistent with the Supreme Court that requires modification. The decision, it could be the court a class the applies the cleburne factors. Davis scarborough did not have to address the standard of scrutiny
No big deal. We are going to enforce equal pay laws. We would not say i have a religious objection to pay minimum wage. No big deal. The government can make up the salary difference. Let alone saying i refuse to fill out a form. The question about the Conscientious Objector was absolutely right. Notre dames lawyer todd is does that mean it would be a substantial burden on religious exercise . And he said yes. Even that would have to be considered a substantial burden. And that is all well and good. When someone else is losing an important benefit as a results come and that is when the has to be balance. The idea that i am entitled every possible idiosyncrasy in my beliefs is fine but as a result of those other peoples benefits that is when it crosses the line. We are going to leave it there. Clearly not something we will be able to resolve. Lets try to find areas where both sides may agree more. The most recent example that i think i have looked at is the hold against house case. Maybe
Africanamerican communities and way to reform policing in those places. This event was hosted by the center for American Progress and runs about 1. 5 hours. Good morning. My name is winnie and im the executive Vice President of external affairs here at the center for American Progress. Thank you for joining us for the important conversation about terminal Justice Reform. We are proud to be hosting it with the national network. The u. S. Is the worlds leader in incarceration with 2. 2 Million People currently in the nations jails and prisons. A 500 increase over the past 30 years. These trends have resulted in prison overcrowding at a rapidly expanding penal system despite increasing evidence that largescale incarceration is not the most effective means of achieving Public Safety. While acknowledging the need to continue working toward keeping our community safe, the impact of over criminalization and over incarceration resonates throughout our country. Between 70 and 100 million americ
We provide training. We deal with issues of implicit bias , which is a huge issue of why people do what they do and getting to understand the impact of it. We have the department of justice has a Civil Rights Division which everyone is aware of with pattern of practice investigations, most recently the agreement in cleveland. The ferguson report. We have a lot of services. And i think the way we respond to crisis, the way we respond to whats happening in the country is, one, to provide assistance to communities. I think the attorney general said it best that we cannot federalize local Law Enforcement, and thats not the intent. Theres a reason why would why we created these 16,000 departments, it was about local control. But we can help set up standards by which the 16,000 agencies should be able to follow. And we should assure that whether its two officers or 20,000, that they are engaging in constitutional policing and that the impact to the community is the same. We can also provide
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