Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court: The 2020 Term and Beyond

28/07/2020 57 min
Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court: The 2020 Term and Beyond

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Episode Synopsis

This summer, the Supreme Court decided several high-profile religious liberty cases. In Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the Court held that religious schools cannot be excluded from generally-available funding programs on the basis of their religious identity. In Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania, the Court upheld the Trump administration's exception to the contraception mandate, and in Our Lady of Guadalupe v. Morrissey-Berru, the Court affirmed that the First Amendment requires that religious schools enjoy significant autonomy in employment decisions, according to their religious missions. Mark Rienzi of the Becket Fund joins us to discuss these cases, preview the Supreme Court's fall term, and analyze the future of religious liberty at the Supreme Court. Professor William Saunders from The Catholic University of America will moderate the conversation.Featuring:Mark Rienzi, President, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty; Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center for Religious Liberty, Catholic University; Visiting Professor, Harvard Law SchoolWilliam Saunders, Professor, The Catholic University of America; Director, Program in Human Rights, The Institute for Human Ecology This call is open to the public - please dial 888-752-3232 to access the call.