Religious Liberty vs. Nondiscrimination: Reconcilable or Intractable?

Civil Rights Practice Group Teleforum

Recent legal developments ranging from Supreme Court decisions to administrative actions have raised significant issues about the balance between religious liberties and prohibitions against discrimination. To what extent must an individual’s right to religious freedom yield to the state’s interest in protecting individuals against discrimination? Does the Free Exercise Clause extend beyond one’s home or church?

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights recently issued a report that appears to tilt in favor of nondiscrimination over religious liberty. What does this portend for the future of religious liberty?

Featuring:

• Hon. Peter N. Kirsanow, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Recent legal developments ranging from Supreme Court decisions to administrative actions have raised significant issues about the balance between religious liberties and prohibitions against discrimination. To what extent must an individual’s right to religious freedom yield to the state’s interest in protecting individuals against discrimination? Does the Free Exercise Clause extend beyond one’s home or church?

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights recently issued a report that appears to tilt in favor of nondiscrimination over religious liberty. What does this portend for the future of religious liberty?

Featuring:

• Hon. Peter N. Kirsanow, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Call begins at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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