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JRCLS Religious Liberty Fellowship

Applications now open the 2026 JRCLS Religious Liberty Fellowship!  For more information click here.

2026 JRCLS Religious Liberty Student Writing Competition is now accepting submissions!

Religious Liberty Student Writing Competition

The JRCLS Religious Freedom Committee is pleased to announce the 2026 student writing competition!  

Scholarly papers on the topics of religious liberty and United States Constitutional law are requested. 

  • Open to 2nd- and 3rd-year law students currently enrolled in J.D. programs in the United States.

  • Cash prizes awarded for top submissions.

  • Submission deadline: January 31, 2026.

For more information, click here!


Leaders

Blaine Evanson

Committee Chair Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Hannah Smith

Vice Chair & Chair, Civil Society Sub-Committee International Center for Law and Religion Studies at BYU Law School

Tanner Bean

Secretary & Chair, Operations & Administration Fabian VanCott

Annika Barkdull

Chair of Student Outreach and Engagement

Ronald Ahrens

Committee Member

Brent Belnap

Committee Member Office of General Counsel

Joseph Brubaker

Committee Member Kirton McConkie

Steven Collis

Committee Member

Stephen Davis

Committee Member True North Law, LLC

Michael Frandsen

Committee Member

Catherine Grantham

Committee Member

R. Gunnarson

Committee Member

Eric Johnson

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Matthew Latimer

Committee Member ACT Capital Advisors / University of Washington School of Law

Morris Linton

Committee Member

Donald Lundwall

Committee Member Kirton McConkie

Jacob Minas

Committee Member

Wendy Neeley

Committee Member

James Phillips

Committee Member Schaerr Jaffe

Jeffrey Shields

Committee Member

Robert Snyder

Committee Member Kirton McConkie

John Taylor

Committee Member Horvitz & Levy LLP

Nancy Van Slooten

Committee Member

Warren Bruce Wood

Committee Member University of Florida Levin College of Law

Gregory Pyper Jr.

Committee Member BambooHR

Upcoming Events

2026年1月29日

Conference (Register via External Link)

Spokane Washington Religious Freedom Events

Two events in Spokane, WA for lawyers and the general public.

2026年4月30日

Conference (Register via External Link)

5th Annual Freedom of Religion Roundtable

5th Annual Freedom of Religion Roundtable

2026年9月17日

RSVP (Free Register via Website)

Baylor Law: “Religious Freedom in America: Developments in Texas”

JRCLS Religious Freedom Committee Vice Chair Hannah Smith will speak to Baylor Law Students on “Religious Freedom in America: Developments in Texas.”

Past Events

Conference (Register via External Link)

2nd Annual South Carolina Religious Liberty Conference

RSVP (Free Event – Register via External Link)

Cache Valley, Utah Interfaith Open House

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Las Vegas's 3rd Annual Summit "Protecting Religious Freedom and Human Dignity: Building Bridges"

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Huntsville: Alabama Religious Freedom Summit

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