Following are excerpts from the transcript of the oral arguments presented on Dec. 2 before the U.S. Supreme Court in Locke v. Davey (Case No. 02-1315), as recorded by Alderson Reporting Inc.

Sometimes a mere footnote to a U.S. Supreme Court decision can lend important clues to the decision’s impact for social policy and future litigation. As supporters and foes of school vouchers examine ...

The issue in this case is whether the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment requires the state to pay for ministerial training in an accredited college as part of general state scholarship ...

WASHINGTON — The Locke v. Davey case before the U.S. Supreme Court might be about one young man, but the possible consequences of its ruling are no less than “breathtaking,” according to Justice ...

WASHINGTON — A case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court could be a great boon — or a great blow — to religious freedom in the United States, school-choice proponents say. Last year, the Supreme ...

The folks at the Claremont Institute are debating the merits of the Supreme Court’s Locke decision upholding Washington State’s exclusion of divinity students from a state scholarship program. Tom ...