Executive Directors

Steven D. Smith
Professor of Law - USD

Larry Alexander
Professor of Law - USD

 

Directors

Maimon Schwarzschild
Professor of Law - USD

Thomas Smith
Professor of Law - USD

Michael Devitt
Professor-in-Residence - USD

Samuel Rickless
Dept. of Philosophy - UCSD

Board of Advisors

Stephen L. Carter
Yale Law School

William Galston
School of Public Policy, University of Maryland

Richard Garnett
University of Notre Dame Law School

Robert George
Dept. of Politics, Princeton University

Mary Ann Glendon
Harvard Law School

Kent Greenawalt
Columbia University School of Law

Douglas Laycock
University of Virginia School of Law

Sanford Levinson
University of Texas at Austin School of Law

Michael Perry
Emory University School of Law

Nomi Maya Stolzenberg
Gould School of Law, University of Southern California

Suzanne Stone
Benjamin N. Cordozo School of Law, Yeshiva University

Jeremy Waldron
New York University School of Law

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Upcoming Event

“The Claims of Conscience and the Rule of Law: Can They Coexist?”

29th Nathaniel L. Nathanson Memorial Lecture
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice
6:00 p.m.

Lecturer: William A. Galston

William GalsonSince the rise of revealed religion, the relation between civil and religious authority has been a central question. In modernity, religious authority has often been seen in individual terms, as the conscience of the believer. In a constitutional democracy such as ours, how can we deal with the conflict between the aims of public law and the demands of individual conscience, which may require non-compliance or resistance? Galston will explore some of the ways in which this conflict plays out in jurisprudence and public policy.

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Past Events

Photo of Richard Garnett and Andrew Kippelman at the debate“Is Religious Freedom in America at Risk?”

Thursday, October 11, 2012

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church spire next to a glass office building"Freedom of the Church in the Modern Era"

October 12-13, 2012

The institute hosted its inaugural conference titled "Freedom of the Church in the Modern Era" in October. The issue of freedom of the church has become urgent in recent years. This conference welcomed law and religion experts to discuss and debate the constitutional commitment to freedom of the church.

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