(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? In Part 2, Prof. Hamilton explores topics like child marriage and polygamy as she continues to explore the tension between religious freedom and child abuse.

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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