A Debate -- The Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Decision: Was It Rightly Decided? And What Does It Mean for the Future of Religious Liberties Litigation?
Our two panelists - ACLU of Kentucky Legal Director William E. Sharp and University of Kentucky Professor of Law Paul Salamanca - will discuss the Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. . The panelists will debate a number of topics: whether Justice Alito’s opinion for the majority correctly interpreted and applied the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), the merits of the dissenting justices’ criticisms of the majority opinion, and what Burwell portends for the future of religious liberties litigation.
In addition, Sharp and Salamanca will discuss the recent controversy over Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Supreme Court’s ruling, in Holt v. Hobbs, that the Arkansas Department of Corrections system violated the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) when it refused to permit an inmate to grow a half-inch beard in accordance with his religious beliefs.
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