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When Religious Messaging Comes From the Top
A new lawsuit filed by the National Federation of Federal Employees and seven USDA employees challenges religious messages allegedly sent by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins th...
Religious Messaging in Federal Agencies: Legal Limits
Federal employees often ask where the line falls between personal faith and workplace conduct. That line became especially important after a Cabinet-level, agency-wide email framed...
Religious Rights at Work: Where the Law Draws the Line
Recent headlines suggest a push to “empower federal employees to share their faith at work.” While that might sound like a new right, religious expression in federal workplaces has...
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