Nelson Tebbe

Professor Nelson Tebbe comments on the United States Supreme Court’s refusal to hear Stormans v. Wiesman, which involved the question of whether pharmacists could refuse to fill birth control prescriptions because of moral or religious objections.

Professor Nelson Tebbe is mentioned as a "smart observer of the court" in an opinion piece by Linda Greenhouse examining the Zubik decision. (Tebbe and his SCOTUSblog co-authors were also mentioned as “sophisticated observers” by New York Times reporter Adam Liptak.)

Professor Nelson Tebbe co-authored the op-ed, “The Contraception Compromise,” recently featured on Slate. Professor Tebbe, along with co-authors Richard C. Schragger and Micah Schwartzman of the University of Virginia School of Law, examine Zubik v. Burwell, a case before the United States Supreme Court involving the question of whether religious institutions other than churches should be exempt from the contraceptive mandate in the Affordable Care Act. Under ACA, the U.S. Department of Human Services requires non-church employers to cover certain contraceptives for their female employees.

Can a sex club become a church, legally? Professor Nelson Tebbe was recently asked this question for a public radio story "The Religious Freedom Loophole," produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting.

The historic U.S. Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states, has raised questions of the role and limits of religious freedom and the law. Professor Nelson Tebbe, a nationally recognized expert on Constitutional Law, Law and Religion, and Professional Ethics, is being widely sought after to provide commentary on the decision as it related to religion and the constitution.

Professor Nelson Tebbe, a nationally recognized expert on both Constitutional Law as well as Religion and Law, was quoted in a recent Associated Press story about the rising number of conflicts involving bakeries and the messages customers are requesting to be written on their cakes.

The historic U.S. Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states, has raised questions of the role and limits of religious freedom and the law. Professor Nelson Tebbe, a nationally recognized expert on Constitutional Law, Law and Religion, and Professional Ethics, is being widely sought after to provide commentary on the decision as it related to religion and the constitution.

Professor Nelson Tebbe, an expert on law and religion, has been a prominent commentator in national media coverage of the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) recently signed into law by Indiana Governor Mike Pence.

Professor Nelson Tebbe co-authored an op-ed titled "Utah 'Compromise' to Protect LGBT Citizens From Discrimination Is No Model for the Nation" that appeared on Slate March 18, 2015.

At the U.S. House Committee on Constitution and Civil Justice hearing on February 13, Professor Nelson Tebbe presented testimony on questions of religious freedom and equality law.

Professor Nelson Tebbe co-authored an op-ed titled “A License to Say Anything?” that appeared in the Jan. 9, 2015 New York Times.

As a guest blogger for Balkinization, Professor Nelson Tebbe wrote about yesterday’s oral arguments in U.S. Supreme Court for Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. The highly publicized case challenges the requirement that most employers provide comprehensive contraceptive coverage in their employee health insurance plans. At issue is whether for-profit corporations can have rights of religious conscience.

Professor Nelson Tebbe spoke to Law360 about the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the growing possibility that the Supreme Court will decide on its constitutionality. Federal circuit courts have already deemed it unconstitutional, in particular Section 3, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

In a recent report by New Jersey Public Radio, Professor Nelson Tebbe commented on a suit recently filed by Muslim Advocates against the NYPD. The group claims that the NYPD's surveillance program targeting Muslim Americans in the New York area violates the 1st and 14th Amendments, regarding equal protection and free exercise of religion.

In the latest issue of PENNumbra, a project of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Professor Nelson Tebbe with Professor Deborah A. Widiss from the Indiana University School of Law, present a nuanced argument defending same-sex marriage. Their statement expands on their article published earlier this year "Equal Access and the Right to Marry." A rebuttal is presented by Professor Shannon Gilreath of Wake Forest University.

In the days before the 2009 election, registered voters of City Council 34 received prerecorded calls from Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, the Roman Catholic bishop of Brooklyn, praising City Council candidate Vito J. Lopez. While the message did not instruct New Yorkers to vote for the bishop’s preferred candidate, it did walk along a fine line that limits nonprofit organizations, which have tax-exempt status, from advocating particular politicians. Professor Nelson Tebbe, an expert on religion and the Constitution, told the New York Times, “There are constitutional rules and I.R.S. rules, and the I.R.S. rules are really more pertinent here.”