(0.5 General California MCLE)  The First Amendment protects religious beliefs and conduct, but the right to free exercise of religion is not absolute. What happens when religious conduct endangers the health or well-being of a child? When can the government step in to protect children's interests or mandate vaccination and medical treatment for children? Professor Hamilton answers these questions and more in her analysis of religious freedom laws and exemptions.

Professor Marci Hamilton holds the Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, where she teaches courses on constitutional law, the First Amendment, and religion and the law.  She has authored numerous law journal articles and several books, including God vs. the Gavel: The Perils of Extreme Religious Liberty and Justice Denied: What America Must Do to Protect Its Children.  She clerked for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

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