By: William Schwartz, Vol. 24 Staff Writer Setting the Stage Under the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act (MFEPA), organizations may not discriminate in hiring on the basis of religion and other protected characteristics. The MFEPA contains an exemption for religious organizations. In John Doe v. Catholic Relief Services, the Maryland Supreme Court determined that the …
By: Whitney Hoffman, Vol. 24 Staff Writer No Laughing Matter On Monday September 15, Jimmy Kimmel remarked live on his late-night show about the death of Charlie Kirk. Kirk, a prominent American conservative political activist and entrepreneur, was assassinated during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University several days prior. During his monologue, …
By: Seth Moore, Vol. 24 Staff Writer In September 2025, UNC placed Professor Dwayne Dixon on administrative leave. Not only did this action spark outrage among some students. Ultimately, UNC reinstated Dixon a few days later, but this situation raised a recurring question: what are the rights of university faculty regarding free speech? Professors and …
By: Sybil Sides, Vol. 24 Staff Writer What’s the 411? On October 7th, 2025, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the case of Chiles v. Salazar. Kaley Chiles, a licensed counselor in Colorado, provides talk-therapy to minors and often uses her Christian faith in her practice. Chiles contends that many of her clients seek Christian-based counseling to quash unwanted sexual attractions and …
By: Rett Waggoner, Vol. 24 Staff Writer Perhaps the most enduring depiction of freedom of thought in modern popular culture comes from Peter Weir’s Dead Poets Society particularly its final scene. As the students listen to the fictitious Dr. J. Evans Pritchard’s guide to plotting a poem’s quality to reveal its merits, the dismissed Professor …
By: Charlotte Easley, Vol. 24 Staff Writer The Cost of Clicking The Supreme Court’s decision in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton marks a turning point in how states can regulate access to sexually explicit online content, upholding a Texas law that requires commercial websites to verify user age before engagement. Under Texas’s H.B. 1181, adult-content …