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Pepperdine Caruso Law Receives Founders' First Freedom Gift

Pepperdine Caruso Law is pleased to announce a generous gift from Founders' First Freedom that will allow the Nootbaar Institute on Law, Religion, and Ethics to expand its fellows program and launch an annual conference.

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Pepperdine Caruso Law Religious Liberty Clinic Amicus Brief Cited by Supreme Court in Groff v. DeJoy

An amicus brief written by the Pepperdine Caruso Law Religious Liberty Clinic is cited in the Supreme Court opinion in Groff v. DeJoy.

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Professor Michael Helfand Named Senior Legal Advisor for the Orthodox Union's Teach Coalition

Professor Michael A. Helfand has been named senior legal advisor for Teach Coalition, a project of the Orthodox Union that advocates for equitable funding for nonpublic schools.

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Professor Eric Rassbach Presents "Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech" -- Jagiellonian University

Professor Eric Rassbach spoke at a conference at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, on a panel titled "Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech."

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Second Annual Faith and Justice Spring Break Trip to Montgomery, Alabama

Members of the Pepperdine Caruso Law community participated in the second annual Faith and Justice spring break trip to visit memorials to the nation’s history of slavery, lynching, Jim Crow and the civil rights movement.

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Professors Jennifer Koh and Robert Cochran Participate in Law, Christianity, and Racial Justice Symposium -- Emory University Law

Professors Jennifer Lee Koh and Robert F. Cochran participated in the Emory University School of Law symposium "Law, Christianity, and Racial Justice."

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Pepperdine Caruso Law Community Celebrates Shabbat

The Pepperdine Caruso Law community came together on Friday, February 10, for its first ever large-scale Shabbat dinner.

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Pepperdine Caruso Law Hosts Nootbaar Fellows Conference 2023

Pepperdine Caruso Law hosted the annual Nootbaar Fellows conference on February 2-3.

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January Spotlight: Meet Timothy Welbeck, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Dean's Speaker

On January 18, Timothy Welbeck will speak on the legacy of Dr. King and the ways in which his faith drives his commitment to peace and justice.