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About Charles J. Russo
Charles J. Russo, M.Div., J.D., Ed.D., Joseph Panzer Chair of Education in the School of Education and Health Sciences (SEHS), Director of SEHS’s Ph.D. Program in Educational Leadership, and Research Professor of Law in the School of Law at the University of Dayton, OH, specializes in issues involving education and the law with a special focus on religious freedom. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Notre Dame University of Australia School of Law, Sydney Campus. He can be reached at crusso1@udayton.edu. All views expressed herein are exclusively his own.
The Dispatch

Biden administration seeks to erase mothers and fathers in federal statutes/regulations

December 15, 2023 Charles J. Russo 18

Having already demonstrated its unrelenting support for abortion, along with attempting to deny aid to a pro-life family planning center, the current administration, under the direction of self-professed Catholics President Joseph Biden, whose office portrays him […]

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Two questions emerge about religious freedom from Kloosterman v Metropolitan Hospital

November 6, 2023 Charles J. Russo 3

As evidenced by Kloosterman v Metropolitan Hospital, a recent case from Michigan, a serious issue involving religious freedom concerns the conscience rights of health care providers. Disputes arise when medical professionals are unable to comply […]

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The Supreme Court and the fragility of religious freedom today

October 16, 2023 Charles J. Russo 3

About fourteen months ago, in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, the Supreme Court, in a saga that began in 2015, ruled that educational officials in Washington violated the rights of an high school football coach […]

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A narrow win for religious freedom in Maryland

September 25, 2023 Charles J. Russo 4

Amid ongoing controversy over the tension between religious freedom and issues involving human sexuality, the Supreme Court of Maryland, in a four-to-three judgment, handed a narrow and significant victory to faith-based institutions in Doe v. […]

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Analysis: Massachusetts rejects Catholic couple as foster parents

August 21, 2023 Charles J. Russo 17

In April, officials in Oregon denied Jessica Bates, a widowed mother of five, the opportunity to adopt siblings under the age of nine from foster care. The reason? She would not “accept” and “support” the […]

Analysis

Faith-based charter schools: An emerging and contentious legal frontier

August 8, 2023 Charles J. Russo 6

A dispute involving the growing school choice movement emerged on June 5th when Oklahoma’s Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, in a three-to-two vote, approved the creation of the first faith-based publicly funded online charter school […]

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Controversy continues over compelled speech and “same-sex weddings”

August 4, 2023 Charles J. Russo 50

Controversy rages on even after the Supreme Court ruled in 303 Creative v. Elenis that public officials in Colorado could not force a wedding website designer to offer her services to couples entering into “same-sex […]

Analysis

Catholic schools and “same-sex marriages”: An emerging legal clash

July 30, 2023 Charles J. Russo 16

In the first three disputes, all of which arose in Indiana, educators in Catholic high schools unsuccessfully sued educational officials for terminating their employment due to their having entered into “same-sex marriages” in violation of […]

Analysis

How 303 Creative v. Elenis exposed the ideology of activist SCOTUS justices

July 17, 2023 Charles J. Russo 8

303 Creative v. Elenis was one of this year’s most highly awaited Supreme Court cases. At issue was whether Colorado could enforce a statute compelling a website designer for weddings (or others in similar situations), […]

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Another victory for religious freedom

July 5, 2023 Charles J. Russo 1

The Supreme Court’s recent judgment in Groff v. DeJoy was another victory for religious freedom, reflective of a change in direction in a variety of its recent cases. In Groff, a postal worker who is […]

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