Columbia Law Experts Denounce DOJ Religious Liberty Guidance as Attack on Religious Liberty and Fundamental Equality Rights

Authors

Public Rights/Private Conscience Project, Columbia Law School

Project

Law, Rights, and Religion Project

Document Type

Document

Publication Date

10-2017

Abstract

Columbia Law School’s Public Rights/Private Conscience Project (PRPCP) denounces the memorandum released today by the Department of Justice (DOJ) entitled the “Federal Memorandum for Religious Liberty Protections.” This document, and its implementation guidance misinterpret the meaning and scope of religious liberty under the Constitution and the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), demonstrating this administration’s continued commitment to elevating a particular set of religious beliefs over the safety and equality rights of women, LGBTQ people, people of color, and religious minorities.

Disciplines

Civil Rights and Discrimination | Law | Religion Law

Comments

Press Statement

Recommended Citation

Public Rights/Private Conscience Project, Columbia Law Experts Denounce DOJ Religious Liberty Guidance as Attack on Religious Liberty and Fundamental Equality Rights, (2017).
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