Document Type
Brief
Case Name
John H. Ramirez v. Bryan Collier
Publication Date
9-27-2021
Abstract
No. 21-5592
John H. Ramirez v. Bryan Collier
On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
From the Summary of Argument
The state substantially burdens the exercise of religion if it coerces people to change their religious behavior or if it physically prevents religious behavior from occurring.
Recommended Citation
Collis, Steven T.; Laycock, Douglas; and Garnett, Richard W., "Brief of Religious-Liberty Scholars Douglas Laycock, Steven T. Collis, Helen M. Alvare, Nathan S. Chapman, Elizabeth A. Clark, Robert F. Cochran, Teresa S. Collett, W. Cole Durham, Jr., Carl H. Esbeck, Richard W. Garnett, Christopher C. Lund, Michael P. Moreland, and Michael Stokes Paulsen as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner" (2021). Court Briefs. 115.
https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/sct_briefs/115
Comments
The individuals joining this brief are Douglas Laycock, Steven T. Collis, Helen M. Alvaré, Nathan S. Chapman, Elizabeth A. Clark, Robert F. Cochran, Teresa S. Collett, W. Cole Durham, Jr., Carl H. Esbeck, Richard W. Garnett, Christopher C. Lund, Michael P. Moreland, and Michael Stokes Paulsen. They are law professors who have taught and published for many years about law and religion in general, and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act in particular. Collectively, they have published hundreds of articles and at least thirty books in the field.
See the listing on pages A1-A2, including Notre Dame Law School's Richard W. Garnett.