This edition of Report from the Capital wraps up the oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Salazar v. Buono, and BJC General Counsel Holly Hollman shares her thoughts from inside the courtroom. Plus, the newsletter has BJC Executive Director Brent Walker's reflections on the Muslim prayer rally on Capitol Hill, the winning essay in the 2009 scholarship contest, a report on the 2009 meeting of the BJC Board of Directors, and much more!

This edition of Report From the Capital focuses on the role of religion in public schools. Plus, Holly Hollman writes about the BJC's amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Salazar v. Buono, and Brent Walker reflects on the life and religious liberty contributions of Sen. Ted Kennedy.

This 12-page edition has a complete recap of the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearing (including blogger Don Byrd's column on mentions of religious liberty during the hearing and general counsel Holly Hollman's column on the attempts to label Sotomayor’s judicial philosophy). It also includes a write-up of the 2009 Religious Liberty Council Luncheon, an interview with executive director Brent Walker about Baptists and church-state separation, information about the recent meeting of President Obama’s Faith-based advisory council and the role of current and former BJC staff members in the reform of the office, and much more!

This edition of Report from the Capital has Brent Walker's retrospective on the Supreme Court career of David Souter, an update on the BJC's work to protect student religious expression on college campuses, Holly Hollman's examination of the religious freedom claims made by people on all sides of the debate over same-sex marriage, and more.

The May 2009 edition of Report from the Capital has Brent Walker's thoughts on President Obama's first 100 days in office, Holly Hollman's analysis on a recent UN Human Rights resolution, an update on the discussions about religious hiring discrimination between the Baptist Joint Committee and the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and more.