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Constitution Day Lecture: “LGBTQ Civil Rights and Religious Freedom: Bakers, Florists

The First Amendment protects religious liberty, while the Equal Protection Clause protects civil rights and liberties. Sometimes these two clauses seem to conflict with each other. Join Dr. Julia Stronks as she explores the tension between LGBTQ civil rights and the religious freedom rights of the conservative faith community. Is this a zero-sum game in which one side has to lose or is there a way for the law to accommodate competing values?