Mr. Justice Isagani A. Cruz : Champion of Individual Liberty

For this entry, we recall the heavyweight jurist retired Associate Justice Isagani Cruz by briefly revisiting his stirring dissents in the Checkpoint Case (Valmonte vs. De Villa, G.R. No. 83988, September 29, 1989, which was later reiterated and amplified in People vs. Exala, G.R. No. 76005, April 23, 1993) and the Caucasian Drug Trafficking Case (People vs. Malmstedt, G.R. No. 91107 June 19, 1991).

The "Ministerial Exception" To Anti-Discrimination Laws : The US Supreme Court Decision in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School vs. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

For this entry, we look into a recent American decision in the case of Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School vs. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission decided last January 12, 2012. This landmark US Supreme Court case recognizes and applies for the first time the so-called “ministerial exception” under the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the 1^st Amendment of the US Constitution.

New Year's Resolution : More Blog Entries For This Year

Yes, I know. This site has been eerily silent for more than two weeks already. The last entry was made last December 22, 2011 yet. No wonder it feels like it has been a year since.