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The American Legion v. American Humanist Association

Description:  The American Humanist Association wishes to either uproot or destroy a World War I memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland, merely because the memorial is in the shape of a cross.


Thursday, Sep 12, 2019

 

 
WHO:  Legal experts, analysts, and attorneys who have argued before the U.S. Supreme Court

WHAT:  “American Culture on Appeal” symposium series: “Courts and Culture: Examining the Establishment Clause post-Bladensburg and a Supreme Court Preview on the Future of Title VII

WHEN:  Monday, Sept. 16, 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT

WHERE:  Jones Day, Seventh Floor, 300 New Jersey Ave. NW, Washington (two blocks from the Capitol Building) or watch live streaming video

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Admission is free and lunch will be provided. Doors open at noon. Space is limited, so please RSVP.

Join experts from Alliance Defending Freedom, Mayer Brown, Jones Day, and Goodwin Law for a two-panel discussion that will examine the recent Supreme Court term’s decisions impacting the establishment clause and religious liberty, and what the court’s treatment of these constitutional freedoms signal as we move into the 2019 term.

The first panel of this “Constitution Day” event will feature a review of the religious liberty and establishment clause implications of the court’s decisions in the 2018 Supreme Court term, including a focus on The American Legion v. American Humanist Association, regarding the Bladensburg Peace Cross. The second panel will forecast the future of the Supreme Court and review the cases likely to shape application of civil rights laws and the interpretation of Title VII. New York Times Supreme Court Correspondent Adam Liptak and SCOTUSblog co-founder Amy Howe will moderate the discussions, which will conclude with time for audience Q&A with the panelists.

Panel I: ADF Senior Counsel and Vice President of U.S. Litigation David Cortman, Mayer Brown Counsel Charles Rothfeld, Jones Day Associate Kaytlin Roholt, New York Times Supreme Court Correspondent Adam Liptak (moderator).

Panel II: ADF Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch, Goodwin Law Partner Brian Burgess, SCOTUSblog co-founder Amy Howe (moderator).

Questions? Contact ADF External Relations Director Rebecca Sears Holdenried at [email protected].

Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith.
 
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Friend-of-the-court brief in support of granting cert: The American Legion v. American Humanist Association
Friend-of-the-court brief in support of The American Legion: The American Legion v. American Humanist Association
U.S. Supreme Court opinion: The American Legion v. American Humanist Association

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ABOUT David Cortman

David A. Cortman serves as senior counsel and vice president of U.S. litigation with Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been practicing law since 1996, and currently supervises a team of over 40 attorneys and legal staff who specialize in constitutional law, focusing on religious freedom, sanctity of life, and marriage and family. Cortman has litigated hundreds of constitutional law cases including two victories at the U.S. Supreme Court. In Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer, he secured a 7-2 victory that overturned Missouri’s denial of a religious school’s participation in a state funding program. Cortman also argued Reed v. Town of Gilbert, securing a 9-0 ruling that prohibits the government from discriminating against religious speech. A member of the bar in Georgia, Florida, Arizona, and the District of Columbia, he is also admitted to practice in over two dozen federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. Cortman obtained his J.D. magna cum laude from Regent University School of Law.