CategoryJohn Blattner

On January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Trump’s election to the Presidency is unique for several reasons; chief among them that he is the first President in American history never to have held public office or commanded an army prior to his inauguration. Nevertheless, President Trump has strong views on foreign policy, and has made several...

By: John Blattner, CMC ’17 In 1993, the Religious Freedom Act (RFRA) passed through the House of Representatives without a single no vote cast. The act mandated that all laws, even neutral ones, be held to strict scrutiny when they are claimed to burden Free Exercise of religion; that is, the state must show that the law is narrowly tailored to a compelling governmental interest or else...