Hear What Is Being Said About Us in the Media — Fairness for All Initiative

Hear What Is Being Said About Us in the Media — Fairness for All Initiative

Media

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Feb 6, 2023

Illinois Public Media - Piper Pascarella, "U of I law professor cited on U.S. Senate floor in passing Respect for Marriage Act"

Feb 6, 2023

Feb 6, 2023

Jan 17, 2023

Illinois News Bureau - Phil Ciciora, "What's the significance of the Respect for Marriage Act?"

Jan 17, 2023

Jan 17, 2023

Dec 17, 2022

The News Gazette - Ethan Simmons, "U of I law professor played part in landmark marriage act"

Dec 17, 2022

Dec 17, 2022

Dec 14, 2022

Fox32 Chicago - Respect for Marriage Act' signed into law

Dec 14, 2022

Dec 14, 2022

Dec 12, 2022

Illinois College of Law News - Expertise of Wilson and colleagues helped push Respect for Marriage Act over the finish line

Dec 12, 2022

Dec 12, 2022

Dec 9, 2022

Law Professor Helps Lawmakers Find Balance, Protect Freedoms and Pass Respect for Marriage Act

Dec 9, 2022

Dec 9, 2022

Dec 5, 2022

National Catholic Reporter - Brian Fraga, "Catholic bishops a religious outlier in opposing bill to protect same-sex marriage"

Dec 5, 2022

Dec 5, 2022

Nov 28, 2022

Deseret News - Tad Walch, "Why Latter-day Saints support the amended Respect for Marriage Act"

Nov 28, 2022

Nov 28, 2022

Nov 22, 2022

The Washington Post - Bob Smietana, "How the Latter-day Saints came to back Senate’s same-sex marriage bill"

Nov 22, 2022

Nov 22, 2022

Nov 16, 2022

Reason - Dale Carpenter, "The Triumph of Respecting Marriage and Religious Liberty"

Nov 16, 2022

Nov 16, 2022

Nov 16, 2022

Deseret News - Tad Walch, "Senate signals support for amended version of the Respect for Marriage Act"

Nov 16, 2022

Nov 16, 2022

Nov 16, 2022

Religion News Service - Bob Smietana, "How opposition to Prop 8 led Latter-day Saints to back Senate’s same-sex marriage bill"

Nov 16, 2022

Nov 16, 2022

Sep 29, 2022

Virginia Law Weekly - Ethan Brown, "Panelists Discuss Conflict Between LGBTQ+ Rights, Religious Liberty"

Sep 29, 2022

Sep 29, 2022

May 9, 2022

Chicago Tribune - Robin Fretwell Wilson (with Jason Mazzone), "Illinois should prep for influx of out-of-state abortion seekers"

May 9, 2022

May 9, 2022

Jun 29, 2020

Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, "5 years ago, the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. Here’s where faith groups now stand on LGBTQ rights"

Jun 29, 2020

Jun 29, 2020

Jun 19, 2020

Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron, "Religious conservatives look to the next Supreme Court rulings on religious liberty"

Jun 19, 2020

Jun 19, 2020

Apr 17, 2020

University of Illinois System - IGPA COVID-19 Pandemic Task Force

Apr 17, 2020

Apr 17, 2020

Apr 7, 2020

Christian Science Monitor - Harry Bruinius, Prayer services during a pandemic: Why some churches stay open"

Apr 7, 2020

Apr 7, 2020

Apr 6, 2020

The Guardian - Richard Luscombe, "The US churches and pastors ignoring 'stay-at-home' orders"

Apr 6, 2020

Apr 6, 2020

Mar 21, 2020

Canopy Forum - Robin Fretwell Wilson, Brian A. Smith, Tanner J. Bean, "Defiant Congregations in a Pandemic: Public Safety Precedes Religious Rights"

Mar 21, 2020

Mar 21, 2020

Mar 21, 2020

Desert News - Kelsey Dallas, "Five years ago, Utah passed landmark legislation on LGBTQ and religious rights. Why didn’t other states follow its lead?"

Mar 21, 2020

Mar 21, 2020

Mar 8, 2020

Walter Olson, Testimony Before the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives

Mar 8, 2020

Mar 8, 2020

Feb 24, 2020

Christian Science Monitor - Harry Bruinius, "Gay rights, religious freedom, and the battle over adoption"

Feb 24, 2020

Feb 24, 2020

Jan 28, 2020

Knoxville News Sentinel - Holly Meyer, "Religious Liberty vs. LGBTQ Rights: TN adoption bill latest battle in culture war"

Jan 28, 2020

Jan 28, 2020

Jan 28, 2020

NPR - Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, "Tennessee's New Adoption Law May Have Unintented Consequences"

Jan 28, 2020

Jan 28, 2020

Dec 6, 2019

Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron, "Republicans introduce bill to protect LGBTQ rights and religious freedom"

Dec 6, 2019

Dec 6, 2019

Nov 4, 2019

Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron, "New rule would allow foster care, adoption agencies to exclude on religious grounds

Nov 4, 2019

Nov 4, 2019

Oct 22, 2019

The Flat Hat - Ashanti Jones, "Guest speakers Eskridge, Wilson explore impacts of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination"

Oct 22, 2019

Oct 22, 2019

Jun 20, 2019

The Daily Universe - Jenna Alton, "BYU students discuss tolerance in Religious Freedom Annual Review"

Jun 20, 2019

Jun 20, 2019

Jun 20, 2019

BYU Radio - Top of Mind with Julie Rose, "Equality Act, Muslim Advocate, The Lost Gutenberg"

Jun 20, 2019

Jun 20, 2019

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Dec 21, 2018

Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron, "A Push for Compromise on LGBTQ Protections May Tear Evangelicals Apart"

Dec 21, 2018

Dec 21, 2018

Dec 3, 2018

Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, "What's Next for Religious Freedom in 2019? Faith Leaders and Policymakers Weigh In."

Dec 3, 2018

Dec 3, 2018

Oct 20, 2018

The Salt Lake Tribune - Adelle M. Banks, "Religious Freedom Advocate Charles Haynes Haynes Retires, Praises Utah Law Balancing LGBT, Faith Rights"

Oct 20, 2018

Oct 20, 2018

Jul 18, 2018

Real Clear Religion - William N. Eskridge, Jr. & Robin Fretwell Wilson, "Anthony Kennedy Opens New Chapter in American Pluralism"

Jul 18, 2018

Jul 18, 2018

Jul 10, 2018

Deseret News - Gillian Friedman, "Why Children Have the Most to Lose in the Latest Battle Over LGBT and Religious Rights"

Jul 10, 2018

Jul 10, 2018

Jun 29, 2018

Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs - Robin Fretwell Wilson & Tanner Bean, "Why Jack Phillips Still Cannot Make Wedding Cakes: Deciding Competing Claims Under Old Laws"

Jun 29, 2018

Jun 29, 2018

Jun 13, 2018

Deseret News - "In our opinion: In search of shared freedom"

Jun 13, 2018

Jun 13, 2018

Jun 12, 2018

Deseret News - Kelsey Dallas, "How 139 bills across the country are redefining religious freedom"

Jun 12, 2018

Jun 12, 2018

Jun 7, 2018

Ft. Leavenworth Lamp - "In wedding cake ruling, Supreme Court calls for a balance that will be difficult to strike"

Jun 7, 2018

Jun 7, 2018

Jun 6, 2018

Christianity Today - "If Religious Liberty and LGBT Activists Want to Move Forward, the Courts Won't Help"

Jun 6, 2018

Jun 6, 2018

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Nov 11, 2017

Holland Sentinel - David Ryden, “My Take: Trading one intolerance for another”

Nov 11, 2017

Nov 11, 2017

May 4, 2017

Patheos - Kristin du Mez, "Fairness for All: A Call for Culture Peacemakers?"

May 4, 2017

May 4, 2017

Apr 6, 2017

Daily Herald - Braley Dodson, " UVU symposium tackles religious liberty and exemptions"

Apr 6, 2017

Apr 6, 2017

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Jul 12, 2016

Religious Freedom Institute, "Protecting Religious Liberty Requires Protections for All"

Jul 12, 2016

Jul 12, 2016

Jun 1, 2016

NPR - “How Utah’s Compromise Could Serve As a Model for Other States”

Jun 1, 2016

Jun 1, 2016

May 6, 2016

CQ - Jonathan Miller, "Utah (!) Leads on LGBT Rights"

May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016

Apr 25, 2016

The Atlantic - Emma Green & Daniel Lombroso, "Can Religious Freedom and LGBT Rights Co-Exist?"

Apr 25, 2016

Apr 25, 2016

Apr 13, 2016

GazetteXtra - Charles C. Haynes, “First Amendment: Without LGBT rights, religious freedom fails”

Apr 13, 2016

Apr 13, 2016

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Oct 26, 2015

The American Conservative - Rod Dreher, “Kim Davis’s Lost Cause”

Oct 26, 2015

Oct 26, 2015

Sep 3, 2015

Deseret News - Dennis Romboy, "New law helps Utah avoid marriage license conflict playing out in Kentucky"

Sep 3, 2015

Sep 3, 2015

Sep 1, 2015

ABA Journal - Stephanie Francis Ward, “States deal with religious and gay rights in the wake of same-sex marriage ruling”

Sep 1, 2015

Sep 1, 2015

Jul 6, 2015

Deseret News - Dennis Romboy, "BYU conference explores what's next for religious freedom"

Jul 6, 2015

Jul 6, 2015

Jul 6, 2015

Fox 13 - Ben Winslow, "Religious freedom and Utah’s LGBT compromise legislation highlighted at BYU conference"

Jul 6, 2015

Jul 6, 2015

Apr 3, 2015

The Salt Lake City Tribune - Robert Gehrke and Lee Davidson, “Obama touts solar initiative, thanks Mormon leaders for LGBT law”

Apr 3, 2015

Apr 3, 2015

Apr 1, 2015

Boston Globe - Evan Horowitz, “Why is Indiana’s religious freedom law so controversial?”

Apr 1, 2015

Apr 1, 2015

Apr 1, 2015

Bloomberg - Arit John, “Bush Hedges on Indiana RFRA, Argues There Was a Better Way”

Apr 1, 2015

Apr 1, 2015

Mar 31, 2015

AZ Central - “Indiana: take a lesson in tolerance from Utah”

Mar 31, 2015

Mar 31, 2015

Mar 17, 2015

Wall Street Journal - William Galston, "Utah Shows the Way on Gay Rights"

Mar 17, 2015

Mar 17, 2015

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