The Establishment and Free Expression of Religion Clauses. Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). Experts discuss the Court’s redefinition of government neutrality to require support of both secular and religious schools and the potential impact on government support of many secular activities going forward. Experts also discuss the exacting form of strict scrutiny the Court requires when the government restricts the religious activities of incarcerated persons in the context of the execution chamber.

The right to bear arms. Experts discuss the Court’s 2nd Amendment expansion to include the right to bear and keep arms outside of the home, and the difficulty of applying the Court’s historical analysis test to new regulations.

Civil Rights. §1983 and Bivens. Excessive Force. Experts discuss what is required for precedent to put officers on notice of actions deemed unconstitutional, as well as the likelihood that new claims will ever be recognized under Bivens.

Cases involving national security often pose unusual and challenging case-management issues for the courts.