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 David Hudson serves as an attorney for the First
Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The Center, which is funded
by the Freedom Forum, seeks to foster a greater public understanding and
appreciation for First Amendment rights and values. Hudson writes for the
Freedom Forum's online publication, The Freedom Forum Online, and other
leading publications devoted to First Amendment issues. He contributes regularly to
the American Bar Association's Preview of United
States Supreme Court Cases, the Commercial Speech
Digest and the ABA
Journal.
The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment arguably provides us
with the most controversial body of law in American jurisprudence. The
clause provides that "Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion."
The Establishment Clause and its counterpart, the Free Exercise
Clause, ensure that the government will not proscribe or prescribe
religious faith to Americans.
Legal scholars and historians have engaged and still engage in
vigorous debate over the Founding Fathers' precise meaning with respect to the
Establishment Clause. Some believe that the Establishment Clause merely
forbids the government from favoring one religious faith over others.
This course will test participant’s knowledge through several
case studies representing real appellate cases.
Click here to take this course.
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