Call for Nominations: Harold Berman Prize for Excellence in Law & Religion

Dear Listmates, Below please find a Call for Nominations for the AALS Law & Religion Section's newly established Harold Berman Prize for Excellence in Law & Religion Scholarship. The details are below, but please note that nominations must be in by 5pm PST on August 15th, 2016. Hope you're all

Re: Mississippi AG Hood declines to appeal adverse decision on HB1523

(of course, I think he should have appealed, but that is another story) On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 9:45 AM, Michael Worley wrote: > Thank you. This is what I thought you meant, and it is internally > consistent with what I know of your view on such issues. > > My personal

Re: Mississippi AG Hood declines to appeal adverse decision on HB1523

Thank you. This is what I thought you meant, and it is internally consistent with what I know of your view on such issues. My personal position is that he could have conveyed the same message in a way that served good purposes-- calming religious tensions-- without using the reasoning as part of

Mississippi AG Hood declines to appeal adverse decision on HB1523

Michael: Thank you for asking. Of course I have no objection to protecting the least among us, let alone to the Golden Rule. Those are wonderful aspirations and guides to behavior, and they might even appropriately be considered in government decision-making, including even in deciding when to

Re: New Version of Proposed First Amendment Defense Act

I am curious too. Do you take issue with his theology or do you think his refusal to defend the law presents an Establishment Clause problem, or something else? Roger Severino On Jul 14, 2016, at 11:09, Michael Worley > wrote: Marty, I, for one,

Re: New Version of Proposed First Amendment Defense Act

Marty, I, for one, would be curious what you meant by "sigh." On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 8:47 AM, Marty Lederman wrote: > He claims he didn't appeal because "I don’t believe that’s the way to > carry out Jesus’ primary directives to protect the least among us and to >

Re: New Version of Proposed First Amendment Defense Act

He claims he didn't appeal because "I don’t believe that’s the way to carry out Jesus’ primary directives to protect the least among us and to love thy neighbor." Sigh. On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 10:44 AM, Friedman, Howard M. < howard.fried...@utoledo.edu> wrote: > Issuing a strong statement,

RE: New Version of Proposed First Amendment Defense Act

Issuing a strong statement, Mississippi's attorney general says he will not appeal Judge Reeves' decision http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2016/07/mississippi-ag-will-not-appeal.html From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu]