Come learn and discuss how religious freedom protections have changed in recent years and what challenges lie ahead.
🗓 Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2026
🕘 Time: 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.
(Lunch Included)
📍 Location:
Hillsdale College, Washington, D.C. Campus
227 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DC
🗓 Program:
9:00 A.M. – Welcome
9:10 A.M. – Panel: Establishment: Church autonomy, the ministerial exception, and the Lemon test
10:20 A.M. – Break
10:30 A.M. – Panel: Free exercise: Parental rights, school choice, and public benefits
11:45 A.M. – Break
12:00 P.M. – Lunch and keynote by Dr. Matt Spalding
1:00 P.M. – Conclude
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Matt Spalding
Vice President of Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, Hillsdale College
Featured Speakers
Bill Duncan
Constitutional Law & Religious Freedom Fellow, Sutherland Institute
Hiram Sasser
Executive General Counsel, First Liberty Institute
Asma Uddin
Assistant Professor of Law, College of Law, Michigan State University
Annika Boone Barkdall
Research Fellow, BYU Law
Eric Treene
Senior Counsel, Storzer and Associates
Eric Baxter
Vice President & Senior Counsel, Becket Fund