2017 Constitutional Symposium on Religious Liberty

Religious Exemptions, Equality, and the Law

Poster for 2017 Constitutional Symposium on Religious Liberty

Panel 1 | Religious Exemptions and Equality

9:00-10:30 am | CB 510-11

  • Frederick Mark Gedicks, Guy Anderson Chair, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University
  • Richard B. Katskee, Esq., Legal Director, Americans United for Separation of Church and State
  • Gene Schaerr, Schaerr and Duncan, LLP
  • Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson, Roger and Stephany Joslin Professor of Law, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Law

Religious Liberty Essay Contest | Student Presentations with Questions and Answers

10:45- 11:15 am | CB 510- 11

  • Student Award Winners
  • Dr. G. Kevin Jones, S.J.D. Affiliate and Adjunct Faculty, Center for Constitutional Studies
  • Rodney K. Smith, Director, Center for Constitutional Studies

 

VIP Lunch and Keynote Address| Douglas Laycock

11:30- 1:00 pm | Bingham Gallery, Fulton Library

  • Douglas Laycock, Robert E. Scott Distinguished Professor of Law, Class of 1963 Research Professor in Honor of Graham C. Lilly and Peter W. Low, and Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia School of Law.

 

Panel 2 | Religion in the Public Schools, Revisiting Engel v. Vitale

1:30- 3:00 pm | CB 510- 11

  • Professor Joanne C. Brant, Ohio Northern University, Pettit School of Law
  • Professor William P. Marshall, William Rand Kennan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law
  • Eimi Priddis, Attorney at Law and Affiliate, Center for Constitutional Studies, Utah Valley University

Panel 3 | Political Engagement by Religious Leaders and Churches 

3:00- 4:00 pm | CB 510- 11

  • Patrick A. Shea, Attorney at Law, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Rodney K. Smith, Director, Center for Constitutional Studies, Utah Valley University