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Dem lawmakers insist SCOTUS probe 'leaked' Hobby Lobby ruling
Democratic lawmakers are demanding an investigation into "serious allegations" that the outcome of a 2014 major Supreme Case involving contraceptives and religious rights was possibly leaked in advance.
'Chose God': Hobby Lobby founder reveals he's giving away company
David Green, the CEO of the arts and crafts retail chain, likened his decision to similar moves by the owners of Patagonia and Barnhart Crane.
Hobby Lobby's $1.6M 'Epic of Gilgamesh' tablet to be returned to Iraq
The $1.6 million, 3,500-year-old clay tablet that bears the text of one of the world’s oldest works of literature and was purchased by Hobby Lobby in 2014 will finally be...
Hobby Lobby sues Christie's over seized $1.6M 'Epic of Gilgamesh' tablet
Venerable London-based auction house Christie's is the target of an ongoing lawsuit brought by Hobby Lobby about an "Epic of Gilgamesh" tablet.
Hobby Lobby's $1.6M 'Gilgamesh' tablet snatched by feds
A 3,500-year-old clay tablet that bears "Epic of Gilgamesh" and was purchased by Hobby Lobby for $1.6 million has been forfeited to the United States.
Hobby Lobby sues Oxford professor accused of selling it stolen artifacts
Hobby Lobby is suing an Oxford professor who scammed the company into paying $7,095,100 for several fragments of ancient Biblical texts which he was later accused of having stolen, according...
Hobby Lobby raising full-time minimum wage to $17 an hour
Hobby Lobby is raising the minimum wage for its full-time workers to $17 an hour ahead of the holiday season.
Hobby Lobby's looted 'Gilgamesh Dream Tablet' should go back to Iraq: feds
Brooklyn federal prosecutors want an ancient artifact known as the "Gilgamesh Dream Tablet" returned to Iraq -- where it was looted years ago before being sold to an unwitting Hobby...
Renowned Oxford professor accused of selling ancient biblical texts to Hobby Lobby
A renowned Oxford University professor has been accused of stealing fragments of ancient biblical texts and selling them to Hobby Lobby -- which has already been embroiled in similar scandals,...
US to return artifacts seized from Hobby Lobby to Iraq
The US will return 3,800 ancient artifacts to Iraq on Wednesday after it was discovered that they were smuggled into the US under false identification and shipped to Hobby Lobby...
Woman freaks out over Hobby Lobby's raw cotton display
A Texas woman has been getting ridiculed online for being "too sensitive" after she blasted the arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby for selling faux raw cotton stalks — which she found...
Hobby Lobby to pay $3M fine, hand over illicit ancient artifacts
Arts-and-crafts chain Hobby Lobby has agreed to hand over thousands of illicit Iraqi artifacts and pay $3 million to settle a civil forfeiture action brought by the Department of Justice,...
How the Supreme Court is restoring religious liberty in America
"God save the United States and this honorable court.” Even with all the cynicism in our politics, that prayer is still the traditional announcement of the opening of a session...
Billionaire Hobby Lobby owners probed in looting of artifacts for Bible museum
The billionaire owners of craft giant Hobby Lobby are under federal investigation for allegedly looting hundreds of ancient artifacts from the Middle East for use in their nonprofit Museum of...
Religious bigotry in the New York Times
What is the most emphatic prohibition in the entire Constitution? Is it “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”? Or “The right of the people to keep...
Hillary's disturbed
Hillary Clinton says she’s “deeply disturbed” by the Supreme Court decision this week to uphold Hobby Lobby’s rights under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Basically, the former first lady, senator...
Shameless smear of the supremes
It has long been suspected that the Supreme Court hates women, although it took the court’s 5-4 decision in the Hobby Lobby case to fully reveal its blatant misogyny. The...
Obama's Hobby
In the latest stinging First Amendment brushback to President Obama, the Supreme Court on Monday held the contraceptive mandate unlawful as applied to companies such as Hobby Lobby. Mark Rienzi,...
A vital win for religious freedom
Pope Francis recently emphasized that “religious freedom is not simply freedom of thought or private worship. It is the freedom to live according to ethical principles, both privately and publicly.”...
Keep America kosher
Attn: Kosher butchers. You know that contraceptive mandate now before the Supreme Court? Turns out it may affect your freedom to keep kashrut — not to mention your living. At...