http://www.pewforum.org/Explore Pew Forum legal reports, which examine the legal and constitutional issues at the heart of an array of issues at the intersection of religion and public life. en-usCopyright: (C) Copyright 2009 The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. All rights reserved.info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info)info@pewforum.org (PewForum Info)60http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.pewforum.org/uploadedImages/_content/defaultPublicationThumb(1).gifhttp://www.pewforum.org/Sat, 18 May 2013 07:40:53 GMTSat, 18 May 2013 07:40:53 GMTWed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMTThe U.S. Supreme Court is about to hear oral arguments in a pair of potentially groundbreaking same-sex marriage cases.http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/High-Court-to-Hear-Same-Sex-Marriage-Cases.aspxWed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMTDuring the past 35 years, federal courts, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court, have superseded states as the driving force in crafting abortion policy.http://www.pewforum.org/Abortion/A-History-of-Key-Abortion-Rulings-of-the-US-Supreme-Court.aspxFri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMTThe U.S. Supreme Court stepped squarely into the same-sex marriage debate when it agreed on Dec. 7, 2012, to review two important lower court decisions involving gay marriage. Find out what that may mean for the future of same-sex marriage in the U.S.http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/Same-Sex-Marriage-in-the-Courts.aspxWed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMTOn Oct. 5, 2011, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a case that could help determine how much latitude religious organizations have in making employment decisions about clergy and others who perform religious duties. http://www.pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/The-Supreme-Court-Takes-Up-Church-Employment-Disputes-and-the-“Ministerial-Exception”.aspxThu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMTWhile the gay marriage controversy has many elements, including disagreements over religious and social norms, much of the debate is a legal one.  http://www.pewforum.org/Gay-Marriage-and-Homosexuality/The-Constitutional-Dimensions-of-the-Same-Sex-Marriage-Debate.aspxFri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMTA guide to the Internal Revenue Code restrictions on the political activity of religious organizations. http://www.pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/Politics-and-the-Pulpit-2008.aspxWed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMTFew public policy issues have inflamed passions as consistently and as strongly as the debate over capital punishment. Religious communities have been deeply involved on both sides of the issue, drawing on teachings and traditions that define justice and the dignity of human life. http://www.pewforum.org/Death-Penalty/An-Impassioned-Debate-An-Overview-of-the-Death-Penalty-in-America.aspxWed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMTIn recent decades, a growing number of citizens and civil liberties groups have sued towns, cities and states over religious symbols in the public square, arguing that these displays should be removed because they violate the First Amendment's prohibition on government establishment of religion. http://www.pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/From-the-Ten-Commandments-to-Christmas-Trees-Public-Religious-Displays-and-the-Courts.aspxTue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMTEvery year as the holiday season gets underway, debates break out across the country over the appropriateness of religious displays in public spaces, such as crèches and menorahs placed in town halls. But the so-called "Christmas wars&...http://www.pewforum.org/Church-State-Law/The-Christmas-Wars-Religion-in-the-American-Public-Square.aspxTue, 28 Sep 2004 00:00:00 GMTDownload the complete report Note: An updated version of this report is now available as Politics and the Pulpit: 2008. During every election cycle, many religious congregations find themselves wondering what role, if any, they can play in the pol...http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Elections/Politics-and-the-Pulpit-2004-A-Guide-to-the-Internal-Revenue-Restrictions-on-the-Political-Activity-of-Religious-Organizations.aspx