September 21, 2010

RLUIPA 10 Years Later


Melissa Rogers

ACS 1st Amendment Issue Group Co-Chair
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Thomas E. Perez

Assistant Attorney General
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David Lachmann

House SC on Const., Civil Rights, & Civil Liberties
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Robert W. Tuttle

The George Washington University Law School
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Douglas Laycock

University of Virginia School of Law
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Marc Stern

American Jewish Committee
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Marci Hamilton

Cardozo School of Law
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Roman Storzer

Storzer & Greene
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Elizabeth Merritt

National Trust for Historic Preservation
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Q & A


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On September 21, 2010, a panel of experts, including academics and practitioners in the field, discussed the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) on the occasion of its10th anniversary. The program was held from 12:30 - 2:30 in the Rayburn House Office Building and featured:

* Opening Remarks: Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division

* Introduction: David Lachmann, Chief of Staff, House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

* Panel:

*--- Moderator, Robert W. Tuttle, David R. and Sherry Kirschner Berz Research Professor of Law & Religion, The George Washington University Law School

* --- Marci Hamilton, Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, Cardozo School of Law

* --- Douglas Laycock, Armistead M. Dobie Professor of Law and Horace W. Goldsmith Research Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law

* --- Elizabeth Merritt, Deputy General Counsel, National Trust for Historic Preservation

* --- Marc Stern, Associate General Counsel, American Jewish Committee

* --- Roman Storzer, Partner, Storzer & Greene