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Columbia Law Professor Files Amicus Briefs on Religious Liberty Claims Raised in Federal Prosecutions of Activists in Arizona Who Left Water and Food In Desert For Migrants


November 13th, 2018

Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 Press Advisory: Columbia Law Professor Files Amicus Briefs on Religious Liberty Claims Raised in Federal Prosecutions of Activists in Arizona Who Left Water and Food In Desert For Migrants Media Contact: Elizabeth Boylan, eboyla@law.columbia.edu | 212.854.0167 Access PDFs of the Amicus Briefs, here: Amicus brief in United States of America vs. Caitlin Persis Deighan, et al. […]

Posted in: Columbia Law School, Immigration Reform, Presidential Politics, Public Rights/Private Conscience Project, Religion, Religious Exemption, Religious Exemptions, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA | Comment (0)

Proposed New York State Health Regulation Contains Troubling Exemption: The Public Rights/Private Conscience Project Responds to a Proposal on Abortion Access


March 29th, 2017

Cross-Posted on the Public Rights/Private Conscience Project Blog, and at Medium ______________________________________________ Press Release: March 29, 2017 From: Columbia Law School, The Public Rights Private Conscience Project Subject: Proposed New York State Health Regulation Contains Troubling Exemption: The Public Rights/Private Conscience Project Responds to a Proposal on Abortion Access Contact: Liz Boylan, eboyla@law.columbia.edu, 212.854.0167 ______________________________________________ A proposed New […]

Posted in: Abortion Rights, Discrimination, Hobby Lobby, Public Rights/Private Conscience, Public Rights/Private Conscience Project, Religious Accommodation, Religious Exemption, Religious Exemptions, Reproductive Rights | Comment (0)

EEOC Proposed Guidance Shows We Can Protect Religious Freedom & LGBTQ Rights


March 23rd, 2017

Press Release: March 23, 2017 From: Columbia Law School, The Public Rights/Private Conscience Project Subject: EEOC Proposed Guidance Shows We Can Protect Religious Freedom & LGBTQ Rights Contact: Liz Boylan, eboyla@law.columbia.edu, 212.854.0167 March 23, 2017: While the President and Congress consider acts to expand religious exemptions at the expense of LGBTQ and other rights, a proposed […]

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To Navigate Uneasy Times, Chart a Course with Thoughtful Analysis


February 1st, 2017

In these uneasy times, it is important that we as lawyers, activists, advocates and citizens seek out clear and factual information and analysis, so as to be able to navigate the waters of uncertainty. As members of the Columbia Law School community, we are grateful for a position where we can develop thoughtful discourse and […]

Posted in: Columbia Law School, Elections, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Presidential Politics, Public Rights/Private Conscience, Public Rights/Private Conscience Project, Publications, Religious Accommodation, Religious Exemption, Religious Fundamentalism, Reproductive Rights | Comment (0)

Missouri Law Professors Maintain Constitutional Amendment SJR 39 Would Violate the Establishment Clause


April 12th, 2016

Link to Document/Text here: http://bit.ly/1TOUnSu Media Contact: Elizabeth Reiner Platt Associate Director, Public Rights/Private Conscience Project ep2801@columbia.edu April 12, 2016 Fifteen law professors, most from universities in Missouri, issued a memorandum today arguing that Missouri’s Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would amend the Missouri constitution to create new and very broad religious liberty rights, is […]

Posted in: Gender Identity Discrimination, Public Rights/Private Conscience Project, Religious Accommodation, Religious Exemption, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA | Comment (0)

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