Emily is a former senior reporter for WORLD Magazine. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and also previously reported for the New York Daily News, The Indianapolis Star, and Philanthropy magazine. Emily resides in New York City.
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The NAE and other Christian groups endorse the UN’s first-ever international arms trade treaty, but others worry about unintended consequences
After several losses, Hobby Lobby to receive a full circuit court hearing on its challenge to the contraceptive mandate
A majority of the justices seem to think the Defense of Marriage Act is an imposition on states
In the Proposition 8 case, Justice Anthony Kennedy voices caution about changing the definition of marriage
The high court will hear arguments this week in two major cases that could determine the definition of marriage on the federal and state level
Emily Belz | Robert Doar may not be well-known, but he made welfare reform a reality in New York City
Judge strikes down Missouri’s attempt to offer protection for religious objections to the contraceptive mandate
A New Jersey church takes in a barrier island congregation without a home after the devastation of Sandy
The Obama administration brings Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law to court in New York City
Justices consider ongoing need for a portion of the 1965 Voting Rights Act as leading civil-rights activist receives surprise apology in Alabama