This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

PART I (6:20 - 6:20) A Win for Coach Kennedy, and for Religious Liberty: The Supreme Court Again Defends Free Exercise of Religion and Free Speech

• Kennedy v. Bremerton School District by Supreme Court of the United States

PART II (16:27 - 16:27) ‘The Constitution Neither Mandates Nor Tolerates That Kind of Discrimination’: The "Lemon Test" is Gone, and That’s a Good Thing

PART III (25:15 - 25:15) Habeas Corpus and ‘Happy the Elephant’: Why Happy Did Not Get Her Day in Court — And What Was at Stake

• Happy the Elephant Had Her Day in Court. We Humans are Better for It. by Washington Post (Vicki Constantine Croke)