WVU/ACS Conference on "The Religion Clauses in the 21st Century"

[John Taylor]

I thought list members might be interested in the following conference to be held at WVU in April.

THE RELIGION CLAUSES IN THE 21ST CENTURY:  April 12-13, 2007
West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia

Co-Sponsored by the West Virginia University College of Law
and the American Constitution Society for Law & Policy

OVERVIEW

This symposium brings together some of the nation's preeminent scholars of law and religion to discuss the future of the First Amendment's Religion Clauses.  Whether the issue is state-sponsored religious expression, taxpayer funding of faith-based social service programs, or the proper balance between religious freedom and the regulatory state, disputes about the proper interpretation of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses continue to provoke public controversy and scholarly reexamination.  The last two decades have seen significant changes in the Supreme Court's interpretation of both Clauses, and now the U.S. Supreme Court led by new Chief Justice John Roberts is poised to put its own distinctive stamp on the law of church and state.

We hope you will be able to join us in April for what promises to be a rewarding discussion.

PROGRAM

Thursday, April 12, 2007
Panel I:  The Religion Clauses in Institutional Contexts
Moderator:  Charles R. DiSalvo, West Virginia University College of Law

Panelists: Ira C. Lupu, George Washington University Law School
	Robert W. Tuttle, George Washington Law School
	Steven K. Green, Willamette University College of Law
	Kristi L. Bowman, University of Mississippi School of Law
	John E. Taylor, West Virginia University College of Law

Reception and Dinner, with
Keynote Address:  Douglas Laycock, University of Michigan School of Law

Friday, April 13, 2007
Panel II: Government Religious Expression
Moderator:  Anne Marie Lofaso, West Virginia University College of Law

Panelists:	Frederick M. Gedicks, J. Reuben Clark Law School, BYU
	Steven D. Smith, University of San Diego School of Law
	Daniel O. Conkle, Indiana University School of Law
	William P. Marshall, University of North Carolina School of Law

Panel III:  Accommodation of Religion
Moderator:  Melody Barnes, Center for American Progress

Panelists:	Kent Greenawalt, Columbia University School of Law
	Carl H. Esbeck, University of Missouri School of Law
	Angela C. Carmella, Seton Hall University School of Law
	Laura S. Underkuffler, Duke University School of Law

Luncheon, followed by
Featured Speaker:  Steven G. Gey, Florida State University School of Law 

Panel IV:  Religion and Politics

Panelists:	Robert M. Bastress, West Virginia University College of Law
	Naomi R. Cahn, George Washington University Law School
	Martha M. Ertman, George Washington University Law School
	Vivian E. Hamilton, West Virginia University College of Law
	Eduardo M. Peñalver, Cornell University Law School

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND ONLINE REGISTRATION, PLEASE VISIT:

http://www.wvu.edu/~law/ReligionClauses.html 

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS:

Vivian E. Hamilton, West Virginia University College of Law (vivian.hamilton at mail.wvu.edu)

William P. Marshall, University of North Carolina School of Law
(wpmarsha at unc.edu)

John E. Taylor, West Virginia University College of Law
(john.taylor at mail.wvu.edu)