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Law and Religion

Law and Religion - Professor Jim Oleske

Course Number: LAW-482
Course Type: Highly Specialized
Credits: 2
Enrollment Limit: 18
Description: This limited enrollment, highly specialized course explores one of the most hotly disputed issues in the law—the proper relationship between government and religion. Church-state issues have bedeviled the Supreme Court for more than half a century, and conflicts between religion and the law are at the center of several contemporary debates (e.g., religious objections to contraceptive-coverage requirements and same-sex marriage laws). Students in the course will engage in an in-depth study of the Free Exercise and Establishment Clauses of the First Amendment as well as other federal and state laws concerning religious liberty.
Prerequisite: Constitutional Law II
Evaluation Method: Class participation and a final exam
Capstone: no
WIE: no

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