RELIGIOUS FREEDOMANNUAL REVIEW

UPDATE on CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS in the UNITED STATES and ABROAD

July 6–8, 2015

Fairness for All

8:30 AM Registration

9:00–9:15 AM Welcome W. Cole Durham, Jr. J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University

9:15–10:15 AM The Why of Religious Freedom: Key Issues in Their Practical Context

Introductory Comments William F. Atkin Associate General Counsel The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Why Religious Freedom Matters Matthew K. Richards Kirton McConkie, Salt Lake City

10:15–11:45 AM Cultural and Political Trends Impacting Religion and Religious Freedom

J. Quin Monson Department of Political Science Brigham Young University

Noon–1:00 PM Luncheon Speaker: Legal Trends in the US Affecting Religious Liberty: Judicial, Legislative and Executive Developments

Hannah Clayson Smith The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty

1:15–2:15 PM Workshop Session 1 (Choose one): Choice A (room 2295) Effective Interfaith Cooperation on Religious Freedom John Taylor

Public Affairs Department The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Choice B (room 2265) Working with State and Local Governments on Religious Freedom Issues

The Hon. J. Stuart Adams Utah State Senate

R. Michael Purdy Public Affairs Department The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Robin Fretwell Wilson University of Illinois College of Law

J. REUBEN CLARK LAW SCHOOL, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

Choice C (room 2267) Religious Freedom Issues in Public Schools

Scott E. Ferrin David O. McKay School of Education Brigham Young University

2:15–3:15 PM Workshop Session 2: (Same rooms and choices as offered in Workshop Session 1

above)

3:15–3:30 PM Break

3:30–4:30 PM Panel Discussion: The Outlook for Legislation Affecting Religious

Freedom The Hon. J. Stuart Adams

Utah State Senate Robin Fretwell Wilson

University of Illinois College of Law

4:30–5:30 PM Civility in Religious Freedom Advocacy (CLE Professionalism and Civility Ethics Credit)

Elizabeth A. Clark J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University

Hannah Clayson Smith The Becket Fund for Religious Freedom

8:30 AM Registration

8:50–9:00 AM Welcome W. Cole Durham, Jr. J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University

9:00–10:30 AM Panel Discussion: The Religious Freedom Implications of the Supreme Court’s Decision on Same-Sex Marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges

Moderator: Robert T. Smith J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University

Gene Schaerr Attorney at Law, Washington, DC

Robin Fretwell Wilson University of Illinois College of Law

Alexander Dushku Kirton McConkie, Salt Lake City

MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2015

I N T E R N A T I O N A L C E N T E R F O R L A W A N D R E L I G I O N S T U D I E S

RELIGIOUS FREEDOMANNUAL REVIEW

UPDATE on CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS in the UNITED STATES and ABROAD

July 6–8, 2015

Fairness for All

RELIGIOUS FREEDOMANNUAL REVIEW

UPDATE on CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS in the UNITED STATES and ABROAD

July 6–8, 2015

Fairness for All

10:30–10:45 AM Break

10:45–11:45 AM Workshop Session 3 (Choose one): Choice A (room 2295) Law and Religion Overview: A Primer for

Nonlawyers and a Refresher for Nonspecialist Lawyers

Mark Goldfeder Emory University School of Law

Choice B (room 2265) Religious Freedom Issues in the Workplace

Stephen Wood J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University

Choice C (room 2267) Effective Use of Traditional and Social Media in Promoting Religious Freedom

Eric Hawkins Public Affairs Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

11:45–1:00 PM Lunch Speaker: Promoting Religious Freedom Through Strengthening Judiciaries Internationally

The Hon. J. Clifford Wallace US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

1:15–2:15 PM Workshop Session 4: (Same rooms and choices as in Workshop Session 3)

2:15–2:30 PM Break

2:30–4:00 PM Making a Difference “Religious Freedom: Making a Difference”

Video presentation featuring Deano Ware Produced by Jill Johnson

My Experience as Counsel in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC Deano Ware Attorney at Law, Redford, Michigan

What Can I Do? Gary B. Doxey J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University

4:00–5:00 PM Ethics in Law and Religion Representation (CLE Ethics Credit)

Mark Goldfeder Emory University School of Law

8:50–9:00 AM Welcome W. Cole Durham, Jr. J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University

James R. Rasband Dean, J. Reuben Clark Law School Brigham Young University

9:00–10:00 AM The Utah Experience with Religious Freedom: A Model for Other States?

Introduction The Hon. J. Stuart Adams Utah State Senate

Keynote Presentation, Questions and Answers The Hon. Gary R. Herbert Governor, State of Utah

10:00–10:15 AM Break

10:15–11:45 AM Understanding Human Rights and How They Get Implemented

Brett G. Scharffs Associate Dean, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University

Noon–1:00 PM Lunch Speaker: An Overview of the Vatican Colloquium on Marriage and Implications for Religious Freedom

John Taylor Public Affairs Department The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1:15–3:00 PM Survey of International Legal Issues Affecting Religious Freedom

Africa—Martin Slater, Area Legal Counsel, Accra Asia—Richard H. Page, Area Legal Counsel, Hong Kong Eastern Europe—David A. Channer, Regional Legal Counsel Europe—Michael L. Jensen, Area Legal Counsel, Frankfurt Islamic World—Lee Wright, Kirton McConkie, Salt Lake City Latin America—Scott Isaacson, Kirton McConkie, Salt Lake City Pacific—Neville Rochow, Government Relations Office, Brussels

3:00–3:15 PM Break

3:15–4:00 AM Case Study: Religious Freedom and Brazil Gregory Clark

Area Legal Counsel, São Paulo, Brazil

4:00–4:30 PM Concluding Session W. Cole Durham, Jr.

J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University

TUESDAY, JULY 7 CONTINUED WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2015