Interactions Podcast

Interactions Podcast

The Interactions podcast, a podcast about the interactions between law and religion, is produced by the CSLR and distributed by Canopy Forum. New episodes now available.

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Book Review Roundtable

Book Review Roundtable

In this series, prominent human rights scholars engage Andrea Pin’s new book, Dignity in Judgement, and offer arguments from a range of religious, political, legal, and philosophical perspectives.

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Law and Religion Series

Law and Religion Series

Read essays here from our latest webinar on Law, Religion and the Johnson Amendment. Our latest series include essays from Derecho en Sociedad. Other series feature current topics like Immigratiion, IVF and Christian Nationalism.

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“The War on Drugs and Violence Against Catholic Priests in Mexico” by Yves Bernardo Roger Solís Nicot, Debora Roberta Sánchez Guajardo & Maria Fernanda Alcala Durand

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Image of Padre Filiberto Velázquez Florencio created by Leonardo Hernández Arrendondo for Dr. Solís’ project. The following essay is reprinted and adapted on Canopy Forum in collaboration with the journal Derecho en Sociedad, a biannual electronic publication that is free and open access. Their issue 20(1) features full length articles in Spanish and English. Read Yves Bernardo Roger Solís Nicot, Maria…

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“From Crime to Covenant: What Korea’s Decriminalization of Adultery Asks of the Church” by Joe Cho

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Constitutional Court of South Korea by Wei-Te Wong (CC BY-SA 2.0) Within five years, three of Asia’s major democracies stopped treating adultery as a crime. South Korea’s Constitutional Court struck it down in February 2015 in 2009 Hun-Ba 17; India followed in 2018, Taiwan in 2020. The pattern is usually filed under a familiar heading—traditional…

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“The Governed Dance Floor: Religion, Law, and the Global Transformation of Rave Culture” by Jo Chitlik and Derya Kokaragac

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AI Image of a rave created by author. From its emergence in the underground electronic dance scenes of the 1980’s and 1990’s, rave culture has occupied an uneasy space between liberation and disorder. Secret gatherings in  abandoned warehouses, forests, beaches, and improvised pop-up spaces became associated with repetitive electronic rhythms, collective dancing, sensory immersion, and…

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“State of Religious Freedom in Nicaragua: An Analysis of the Violent Incidents Database” by Teresa Flores

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Colonial-era Church in the Granada, Nicaragua by Monge Najera (CC BY-SA3.0) Freedom of religion or belief is formally recognized in Nicaragua’s legal framework. The former Constitution of Nicaragua established that the State had no official religion and guaranteed the right to profess or not profess a religion. However, constitutional reforms adopted since 2019 and further…

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“Iran Learns Locke the Hard Way: Integralism, Postliberalism, and Religious Compulsion” By Matthew P. Cavedon

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Otes Manor House where John Locke spent the last fourteen years of his life via Wellcome Library, London (CC BY 4.0). John Locke insisted that toleration and a secular approach to politics would be good for religion. He argued that coerced belief results in hypocrisy and resentment, as well as belief that hinges on political…

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“For the Word of God is Posted and Passive” by Christopher D. Hampson

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An SB 10 compliant Poster. Photo by author. The Ten Commandments are almost certainly headed back to the Supreme Court. Over the past couple of years, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas have all passed statutes requiring the Decalogue to be posted in public school classrooms, and the federal courts are reassessing whether such a display is…

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“Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District” by Nathan Chapman

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Moses and Aaron with the 10 Commandments by Aron de Chaves (PD-Art). This piece was originally published on Divided Argument, a legal blog on April 22nd, 2026. Sometimes a case is meta. Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, the Fifth Circuit’s recent Ten Commandments decision, aptly captures how deep into the wilderness our religious…

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“Pakistan: From Diplomatic Win To National Strategy” by Jo Chitlik

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Margalla Hills in Pakistan by Zach Khan (CC BY-SA 4.0). In early April 2026, Pakistan accomplished what few states in the contemporary international system have managed: it brought the United States and Iran, two nations defined by decades of mistrust, ideological divergence, and intermittent confrontation to the same negotiating table. This was more than an…

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“The Legal Foundations of Religious Freedom: Human Rights in the United States and Europe” by John Witte Jr. and Andrea Pin

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The Legal Foundations of Religious Freedom: Human Rights in the United States and EuropeJohn Witte Jr. and Andrea Pin Material excerpted from The Legal Foundations of Religious Freedom: Human Rights in the United States and Europe by John Witte Jr. and Andrea Pin © 2025 by the University of Notre Dame. Excerpted with permission from…

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“Freedom of Religion and Belief in Afghanistan” by John T. Pinna and Emily Hilliard

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Intercultural Conference. Photo by provided by author. The following essay is reprinted and adapted on Canopy Forum in collaboration with the journal Derecho en Sociedad, a biannual electronic publication that is free and open access. Their issue 20(1) features full length articles in Spanish and English. Read Pinna’s long-form essay here.See other essays in this series here. Religion permeates every function…

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