Rebecca Markert

We Dissent

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We Dissent is a monthly law podcast hosted by two secular women, who are also attorneys at the Freedom From Religion Foundation and Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Join us as we discuss developments affecting the separation of church and state in the US Supreme Court and lower federal courts. We'll also explore other advocacy work we do to help atheists and other nonreligious people outside the courtroom. We know there are so many atheist podcasts and legal podcasts and you have a lot to choose from, but we hope you'll join us, the only legal podcast for atheists and agnos...

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Rebecca Markert

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The Abortion Episode 20.07.2022 1:08:35

Liz, Rebecca, Alison and Monica discuss the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturns the fundamental right to abortion care. The co-hosts break down the decision, the ramifications of the decision, and commiserate over the future of the rights of women to make their own health care choices. Background Oral Arguments SCOTUS Blog Page Text of SB8 FFRF, CFI, and AA...

You, Coach Kennedy, are no Tim Tebow 22.06.2022 1:04:58

Liz, Rebecca, Alison and Monica break down the latest case threatening the separation of church and state, Kennedy v. Bremerton, which involves a Christian high school football coach praying at the 50-yard line after games. The hosts review the facts of the case, outline what happened at oral arguments and make predictions on what this means for the rights of public high school students of minorit...

Religious Liberty and the Death Penalty 08.06.2022 1:08:21

Rebecca, Monica, Alison, and Liz discuss the religious liberty issues arising in death penalty cases. Since 2019, questions about what religious liberty rights are afforded to those sentenced to death at the moment of their execution have been featured at the high court. Rebecca walks us through four notable cases on this issue and the hosts discuss what it means for religious liberty cases overal...

Secular State Advocacy in the Age of Christian Nationalism 01.06.2022 45:42

Alison, Rebecca and Monica discuss another tool in our kit to keep religion and government separate: legislative advocacy. Alison, as our resident policy expert, guides us through the many bills that threaten church/state separation wending their ways through state legislatures this year. Background Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) BlitzWatch Relevant Cases Obergefell v. Hodges (20...

The So-Called Establishment Clause: Shurtleff v. City of Boston 25.05.2022 1:01:20

Monica, Liz, Rebecca, and Alison review the case, Shurtleff v. City of Boston, in which the city of Boston denied a religious organization, Camp Constitution, its request to fly the Christian flag at city hall. The hosts discuss the free speech and religion clause arguments presented at oral arguments in December 2021. *Note, this episode was recorded prior to the Supreme Court handing down the de...

The Sleeper Case: Carson v. Makin 18.05.2022 1:08:20

Liz, Rebecca, Alison and Monica discuss the "sleeper case" of the Supreme Court term which could upend prohibitions on government funding to religious schools. The lawyers break down the arguments from the case out of Maine, Carson v. Makin, and discuss ramifications and potential outcomes. Background Oral Arguments SCOTUS Blog The Atlantic - "The Sleeper SCOTUS Case That Threatens the Separation...

We Dissent Promo 18.04.2022 1:11

Please listen to the We Dissent Podcast promo, and stay tuned for our first episode!