At this year’s Law and Religion Lecture, Georgetown Law Professor Stephanie Barclay delivered a whirlwind tour of the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses in US Supreme Court decisions. Looking ahead to how the Court might apply these in future cases, Professor Barclay emphasized that these Constitutional rights are complementary and work together. Indeed, the Court utilized both clauses in recent decisions protecting religious freedoms including Kennedy v. Bremerton School District and Our Lady of Guadalupe School District v. Morrissey-Berru. The Court has bolstered religious freedom in recent years, and Professor Barclay is optimistic about the potential for future cases to strengthen these interests.
