SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Survivors of clergy abuse and their attorneys complain that Harris was consistently silent on the Catholic Church’s abuse scandal — first as district attorney in San Francisco and later as California’s attorney general.

(RNS) — New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal’s faith is not the primary driver of his work as attorney general; its core teachings of service, justice and kindness are, and they align well with his progressive approach to policy.

(RNS) — The embattled attorney general brought a concern for religious freedom to the job — along with a passion for quoting the Bible that often backfired on him.

(RNS) — Ridding our justice systems of those most prone to perpetuating injustice tells marginalized communities that they can trust the people.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The allegation surfaced the weekend when the son of Ellison’s former girlfriend, Karen Monahan, posted on Facebook that he had seen angry text messages from Ellison to his mother.

(RNS) — Sessions said the task force was needed because a dangerous movement was ‘eroding our great tradition of religious freedom.’

(USA Today) — The new rules allow any employer or insurer to stop covering contraceptive services if it has religious beliefs or moral convictions against covering birth control.