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Sunday, March 11 • 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Bakers, Hate Speech, Boycotts, Sermons – Freedom of Speech and Jewish Concerns

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In 2018, free speech issues are affecting Jewish interests in unprecedented ways. The Supreme Court’s impending decision in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case will decide whether freedom from compelled speech will protect religious objections to anti-discrimination laws. The rise of anti-Semitic rhetoric online and marches by the alt-right challenge the limits of free speech. So do attempts to censor speakers on campus – often speakers on Israeli-Palestinian relations. Laws prohibiting participation in boycotts of Israel are being challenged as free expression violations. Attempts to repeal the Johnson Amendment may free rabbis to endorse political candidates from the pulpit. Explore where we are on these issues and more.
Presenters
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Howard Friedman

Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Toledo
I am Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Toledo in Ohio where I taught for over 30 years and am editor of Religion Clause blog. I am on the board of JCRC/AJC and am past president of IRP. I have lived in Metro Detroit since 2014.

Sunday March 11, 2018 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT
ROOM 289
  Current Events   Text & Thought