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LAW 2933 - Religion and the Constitution
This seminar explores in depth issues involving religion that arise under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. We study the history of the relationship between government and religion, the evolution of our interpretation of each of the Religion Clauses (Anti-establishment and Free Exercise), and a number of areas in which problems repeatedly appear at the intersection of religion and the state. For example, we will examine aid to parochial schools and school vouchers, prayer in schools and government bodies, public religious displays and monuments, teaching of evolution in public schools, religious speech in various public settings, and rights of religious people and institutions to exemption from or special accommodation under existing laws, such as anti-discrimination laws and the Affordable Care Act.
Credits: 2
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