There's no new episode this month, instead we have a special message for our listeners. We're excited to announce that Alison Gill is returning to the podcast starting in February! Additionally, the National Women's Law Center is going to be a co-sponsor of We Dissent moving forward. We have a lot of great episodes planned for 2026 and can't wait to share them with you.

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Rebecca and Liz explain Landor v. Louisiana, the Supreme Court case that will decide whether a Rastafarian inmate who'd grown his dreadlocks for 20 years can sue the Louisiana prison officials who handcuffed him to a chair, held him down, and forcibly shaved him in violation of the law. They dive deep on the statute at issue in the case, the legal history leading up to this litigation, and what the oral arguments signaled. They also highlight some Supreme Court docket news!

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Case updates

• Cambridge Christian School v. Florida High School Athletic Association

• Davis v. Ermold

Background

• SCOTUSblog case page

• Previous episodes about RLUIPA

• • Episode 4 – Religious Liberty and the Death Penalty

  • Episode 11 – Religion Behind Bars

• SCOTUSblog - "Court appears skeptical of prison inmate's religious liberty claim"

• A Guide To Federal Religious Land Use Protections

• AU's amicus brief

• Cert petition

• Transcript of oral arguments

Cases Discussed

• Tanzin v. Tanvir

• Employment Division v. Smith

• City of Boerne v. Flores

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Liz and Rebecca cover Chiles v. Salazar, the case before the Supreme Court seeking to strike down a Colorado law banning mental health professionals from practicing "conversion therapy" on children. They explain the details of the case and discuss the hypocrisy of a ruling striking down the ban. They also recount the October 7th oral arguments, where the majority of justices signaled support for a ruling that will nullify state laws in half the country protecting LGBTQ youth from these discredited harmful practices.

Background

• Oral argument transcript

• Tenth Circuit Opinion

• SCOTUSblog page

• Amicus briefs

• • Americans United

  • FFRF

• SCOTUSblog - "Does Colorado's "conversion therapy" ban violate free speech?"

• The Trevor Project - "Chiles v. Salazar: What you need to know about the U.S. Supreme Court case on conversion therapy"

• The American Psychiatric Association's position on conversion therapy

• The American Psychological Association's position on conversion therapy

• The American Medical Association's position on conversion therapy

• "LGBTQ Policy Spotlight: From Conversion "Therapy" Laws Protecting LGBTQ Youth"

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