Trump and Cabinet Nominees Seek to Restrict Muslim Rights, Break Down the Wall Between Church and State

Authors

Public Rights/Private Conscience Project, Columbia Law School

Project

Law, Rights, and Religion Project

Document Type

Document

Publication Date

1-2017

Abstract

A new document issued by the Public Rights/Private Conscience Project (PRPCP) at Columbia Law School outlines the numerous areas in which the Trump administration will seek to advance particular conservative Christian tenets, restrict the rights of religious minorities, and break down the barrier between church and state. Enactment of the administration’s policy priorities would call into question the careful balance that currently exists between the First Amendment and other fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution. The report, entitled Church, State & the Trump Administration, highlights the ways in which the new administration’s early executive actions and cabinet nominations, as well as his campaign rhetoric and proposed policies, indicate hostility toward religious liberty guarantees of the First Amendment and an intentional disregard for other fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution. The report will continue to be updated in the coming weeks as the administration takes further action.

Disciplines

Civil Rights and Discrimination | First Amendment | Law

Comments

Press Release

Recommended Citation

Public Rights/Private Conscience Project, Trump and Cabinet Nominees Seek to Restrict Muslim Rights, Break Down the Wall Between Church and State, (2017).
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