On Wednesday, May 23rd, the Oregon Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society hosted a CLE and panel discussion entitled "Another Viewpoint: Religious Freedom and the Law--A Response to Justice Scalia". The panel featured Professor Steven Green of Willamette University College of Law; Michael Simon, of Perkins Coie; Judge David Schuman, of the Oregon Court of Appeals; Rabbi Emanuel Rose of Congregation Beth Israel, Portland, and Charles Hinkle of Stoel Rives.

The panel was hosted in response to United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who delivered the Keynote Address for the University of Portland's Conference on Religious Freedom last month. In his remarks, Justice Scalia described as "centrist" his view that the Constitution's religion clauses should be interpreted so as to uphold national traditions such as the posting of the Ten Commandments on public property and prayer before public school football games.