In New Supreme Court Case, Religious Liberty Is at Stake

Plus: In Chicago, the Next Act of the Jussie Smollett Saga Begins Feb 26, 2020 Good morning from Washington, where the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could determine the breadth of Americans’ religious freedom. Only three Senate Democrats join Republicans in a failed attempt to protect abortion survivors. On the podcast, a GOP leader in Arizona talks border security. Plus: Chicago isn’t done with Jussie Smollett, and a former federal judge decries the left’s mob mentality. On this date in 1993, terrorists set off a bomb in a parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York, killing six, injuring over 1,000, and collapsing several steel-reinforced concrete floors. Commentary [In New Supreme Court Case, Religious Liberty Is at Stake]( [Photo]( By Kassie Dulin By clarifying First Amendment rights in the same-sex marriage debate, the high court’s opinion will play a crucial role in determining the religious freedom rights of all Americans. [More]( Commentary [In Chicago, the Next Act of the Jussie Smollett Saga Begins]( [Photo]( By Stephanie Neville An independent special prosecutor has filed a six-count felony indictment against the actor in Chicago and his lawyers are crying foul, claiming the state already prosecuted him for the same conduct. [More]( News [Today’s Political Mob Has Consequences, Veteran Jurist Warns]( [Photo]( By Fred Lucas “The common-humanity identity of the civil rights era has been superseded by the virulent, common-enemy, identity politics of today’s progressives,” says Janice Rogers Brown, a retired federal judge. [More]( News [He Was Born at 22 Weeks. His Parents Say Late-Term Abortions Should Be Illegal.]( [Photo]( By Kelsey Bolar At 22 weeks and four days along, Danielle Pickering gave birth to her baby boy Micah. [More]( Analysis [Arizona GOP Leader Explains Why Area Voted Against Sanctuary Status]( [Photo]( By Rachel del Guidice “In California, which has recently declared itself a sanctuary state, they say that sanctuary cities are safer because [the] crime rate goes down. Well, that's been proven to be categorically false,” says Chris King, first vice chairman of the Pima County Republican Party. [More]( News [Only 3 Senate Democrats Vote to Protect Babies Who Survive Abortion]( [Photo]( By Rachel del Guidice “Democrats had an opportunity to stand on the side of science, to stand on the side of reason, and to stand on the side of precious life,” says Sen. Ted Cruz. “Instead, Democrats stood on the side of barbarity and cruelty.” [More]( Commentary [Abortion Debate Shows How Media Deploys Language Gymnastics to Serve Left-Wing Goals]( [Photo]( By Jarrett Stepman In its coverage Tuesday, CNN used the phrase “a fetus that was born.” [More]( [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. [Donate to The Daily Signal]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Twitter]( How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [comments@dailysignal.com](. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]( Add [morningbell@heritage.org]( to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]( -