Religious Liberty in the New Millennium

Join us for Edward Whelan and Prof. James Sonne speaking on Religious Liberty in the New Millennium

One of the signature achievements of the Obama administration, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), has drawn almost as much attention for its impact on religious liberty as it has on other grounds.  And this increased concern over the religious freedoms Americans have historically held dear is not limited to health-care reform.  As government has expanded into ever more areas of public and private life, questions over religion and its status in law have once again become central to the public discourse.  Will the second Obama Administration be characterized by increasing hostility for religious liberties, or is there hope for common ground?

Edward Whelan is the President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center where he directs the EPPC’s program on The Constitution, the Courts and the Culture.  His areas of expertise include constitutional law and the judicial process.  He is also a contributor to National Review Online’s Bench Memo’s blog.  Professor James Sonne is the Director of the Religious Liberty Clinic and Lecturer in Law at Stanford University.  He is an experienced teacher and practitioner, with expertise in law and religion issues – particularly in the workplace.

Please join the Orange County Federalist Society, the St. Thomas More Society of Orange County and the J. Reuben Clark Law Society on April 25, 2013 for a panel discussion featuring Edward Whelan and Professor James Sonne as they discuss the current threats and challenges to religious liberties.

  

When:  Thursday, April 25, 11:30 a.m. (registration), 12:00 pm (lunch)

Where:  Knobbe Second Floor Conference Center (2^nd Floor), 2040 Main Street, Irvine, CA 92614 (949) 760-0404

Cost:  $35 for lunch and 1 hour of MCLE credit.  (The Federalist Society is a California State Bar approved provider of MCLE).

RSVP and Pay:  To RSVP and pay by credit card, click the Buy Now button on the right.  To pay by cash or check at the door, please send the RSVP to Joseph W. Haney III at jhaney@haney-law.com and make checks payable to “The Federalist Society”.

The Diversity Opportunity in the Practice of Law

The legal profession lags behind other occupations in achieving diversity, and its quest for equality is frustrated by conceptual disagreement and confusion about the meaning of diversity, means of pursuing it, and responsibility for doing so. As a result, while minority under-representation and inequity constitute a serious problem, the profession’s diversity discourse is stuck in a state of counterproductive disarray.

Eli Wald is the Charles W. Delaney Jr. Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law where he teaches courses on legal ethics and the legal profession. He has studied and published on the issues of law firm culture, including matters of diversity.

Please join the Orange County Federalist Society on Friday, March 22, 2013 for a special presentation by Professor Eli Wald as he describes the challenges and opportunities in diversifying legal practice.  Attendees can sign up to receive one hour of MCLE credit for Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession.

When: Friday, March 22, 11:30 a.m. (registration), 12:00 pm (lunch)

Where: KnobbeConference Center (1^st Floor), 2040 Main Street, Irvine, CA 92614 (949) 760-0404

Cost: $35 for lunch and 1 hour of MCLE credit for Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession. (The Federalist Society is a California State Bar approved provider of MCLE).

RSVP and Pay: To RSVP and pay by credit card, click the Buy Now button on the right. To pay by cash or check at the door, please send the RSVP to Joseph W. Haney III at jhaney@haney-law.com and make checks payable to “The Federalist Society”.

Ninth Annual OC Religion & the Law Symposium

Sponsored by The J. Reuben Clark Law Society - OC Chapter and Co-sponsored by the OC Lawyer's Chapter of the Federalist Society

The Religious Freedom Battle Moves to the States:

Non-Partisan Legislative Caucuses

This year’s program will feature Tim Schultz, the State Legislative Policy Director for the American Religious Freedom Program in Washington, D.C.  and Michael Schuttloffel.  Mr. Schuttloffel is the Executive Director of the Kansas Catholic Conference and has been  involved with the Kansas legislative caucus, which has already been responsible for passing legislation in that state.

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Mr. Schultz has been at the forefront of the efforts to successfully establish non-partisan legislative caucuses on religious liberty in 9 states to date, as well as the nationwide efforts to further establish such legislative caucuses in every state, including California.  


Tim Schultz joined the Ethics and Public Policy Center in 2012 and serves as State Legislative Policy Director for EPPC's American Religious Freedom Program (ARFP).

Mr. Schultz directs ARFP's state policy initiatives, including developing and guiding coalition efforts to establish bipartisan religious freedom caucuses in all 50 state legislatures.  He works with a broad range of community and religious leaders to educate legislators in each state about the principles of and rising threats to religious freedom.

In his ten years of experience developing state and federal policy, Mr. Schultz has testified before Congress and a dozen state legislatures. He has drafted five legislative proposals that were enacted into law.  

Mr. Schultz is a former instructor at George Mason University and was a staffer in the Washington, D.C., office of Senator Bob Dole's presidential campaign. He is a graduate of Kansas State University and Georgetown University Law School.  

Registration is online at:  http://jrcls-oc.com/2013symposium.php

When: Thursday, March 14, 2013, 11:30am Check-In, Program: 12-Noon to 1:30pm (Lunch will be provided)
Where: Chapman University School of Law
Credit: 1.5 Hours of MCLE Credit
Cost: $25 in advance; $35 at the door (includes lunch); Students: $15 in advance; $25 at the door