The Religion Clauses and Section 1983
- Bundle:
- 2024 Section 1983 Conference Bundle
- Categories:
- Constitutional Law | Civil Rights
- Speaker:
- Sheldon H. Nahmod
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 16 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Original Program Date:
- Apr 19, 2024
- Product Type:
- On Demand - Also available: On Demand 8
- License:
- Access for 365 day(s) after purchase.
Description
- History and purposes of the Religion Clauses
- The Establishment Clause: prayer, religious displays and financial support for private religious education
- The move to a "history and tradition" test in Establishment Clause cases: Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist.
- The Free Exercise Clause: the all-important Smith (peyote) decision, the return to strict scrutiny, the Covid-19 cases and beyond, including Carson v. Makin
- Congressional response to Smith: RLUIPA
Speaker
Sheldon H. Nahmod Related Seminars and Products
University Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus (Program Chair)
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Professor Sheldon Nahmod is a leading expert on constitutional law, civil rights and the law of §1983. He is the author of Civil Rights and CivilLiberties Litigation: The Law of Section 1983 (2023-24 edition)(West, Westlaw), published annually since 1979, and has argued civil rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and many other federal courts. He lectures nationally to attorneys and has also lectured to federal judges on §1983.
He is a graduate of the University of Chicago, Harvard Law School, and the University of Chicago Divinity School. Professor Nahmod received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the State and Local Government Law Section of the ABA for his work in §1983 jurisprudence. He was named University Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus in 2018.
