Eric Rassbach is VP & senior counsel at Becket and has served since 2004. He has led or been a part of Becket litigation teams in each of Becket’s pathbreaking victories at the United States Supreme Court, including Hosanna-Tabor, Hobby Lobby, Holt v. Hobbs, and Zubik v. Burwell.
Eric believes passionately in the right of all Americans to the full measure of religious liberty and has represented members of almost every religious group present in the United States, including Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Jews, Muslims, Native Americans, Santeros, and Sikhs, as well as many governmental entities targeted for accommodating religion. In addition to litigating cases at all levels of federal and state courts, he has also represented clients in appeals to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France and in the highest courts of several other countries.
Eric frequently comments on church-state issues in the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and other major press outlets. He has published legal scholarship in the Tennessee Law Review, the Illinois Law Review, the Cato Supreme Court Review, and other legal journals, and often speaks to law school audiences.
Before joining Becket, Eric worked at Baker Botts LLP in Houston, where he worked in international project finance. He also served as a law clerk to United States District Court Judge Lee Rosenthal in Houston, Texas.
Eric graduated from Haverford College with a degree in Comparative Literature, is a member of Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, and is a graduate of Harvard Law School. Eric was a 2012-2013 Wasserstein Public Interest Fellow at Harvard Law School.
Religious Liberty and Conscience Rights in the Trump Era
2018 Texas Chapters Conference
Fort Worth Convention Center1201 Houston Street
Fort Worth, TX 76101
Preview: Masterpiece Cakeshop, v. Colorado CRC
Religious Liberties Practice Group Teleforum
Teleforum
Of Skinned Knees and Downed Trees: Trinity Lutheran and Disaster Relief
Harvard Student Chapter
Harvard Law School1563 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138
Litigation Update: Religious Schools Head to the Supreme Court
The Ninth Circuit recently split from seven other Circuits in deciding a First Amendment question...
Religious Liberty and Conscience Rights in the Trump Era
2018 Texas Chapters Conference
On September 7-8, 2018, the Federalist Society's Fort Worth Lawyers Chapter hosted the fourth annual...
Religious Liberty and Conscience Rights in the Trump Era
2018 Texas Chapters Conference
On September 7-8, 2018, the Federalist Society's Fort Worth Lawyers Chapter hosted the fourth annual...
Preview: Masterpiece Cakeshop, v. Colorado CRC
Religious Liberties Practice Group Teleforum
Oral arguments for a case involving a Denver-based, Christian baker are slated for December 5th...
Are Religious Healthcare Systems “Churches”?
Short video featuring Eric Rassbach
What are the limits of what constitutes a “church” under ERISA, the Employee Retirement Income...