Religious Law Briefing
"Religious Laws in the U.S. Legal System"
Wednesday, November 9th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anderson House Office Building, Mackinac Room124 North Capitol Avenue Lansing, MI.
The briefing's purpose is to discuss how Judaic, Christian Canon, and Islamic laws can and cannot be applied and accommodated within the framework of the U.S. Constitution while addressing false notions such as that Islamic law can circumvent the Constitution.
Panelists will include
Frank Ravitch (Professor of Law and Religion -MSU)
Dr. Mohammed Khalil (Professor of Islamic Studies - MSU),
Robert Fischer (Professor of Law and Religion - University of St. Thomas)
Rabbi Robert Levy of Temple Beth Emeth.
Co-sponsoring along with CAIR-MI are MI State Representative Bob Constan (D-Dearborn Heights), MI State Representative George T. Darany (D-Dearborn), MI State Representative Harvey Santana (D-Detroit), MI State Representative Vicki Barnett, and MI State Representative Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit).