How the Supreme Court’s conservative majority is rewriting the rules on church-state separation.

As the Supreme Court’s conservative majority continues to reshape key areas of American law, decisions over the last few years highlight an ongoing shift in how the justices interpret the First Amendment and balance competing claims of religious liberty, anti-discrimination protections, and government neutrality.

Last year’s docket featured several major cases — including Mahmoud v. Taylor and Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission — that had significant implications for the future of church-state separation, civil rights, and individual freedoms.

This session will examine the religious shift of the court, the consequences of that shift, and potential court reforms.