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May 8

Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, England. “The Role of Dignity in Taking Children Out of the Culture Wars” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
August 4, 2018

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May 7

The Cato Institute, Solomon’s Decree: Conflicts in Adoption and Child Placement Policy Conference, Washington, D.C. “Taking Children Out of the Culture War By Rethinking the Funding of Placement Services” (Robin Fretwell Wilson, co-convener with Walter Olson)

*Featured in the DESERET NEWS (July 30, 2018); Forbes (Jul 30, 2018) and WALL STREET JOURNAL (August 3, 2018)

July 19, 2018

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May 6

National Adoption Conference, National Council for Adoption, College Park, Maryland. “Honoring Family and Birth Mother Adoption Choices: Federal Policy Innovations to Protect Agency Diversity” (Robin Fretwell Wilson and Stanley Carlson-Theis)
June 21, 2018

May 5

American Constitution Society National Convention, Washington, D.C., “Increasing Tension Between Religious Freedom and Anti-Discrimination Laws” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
June 8, 2018

May 4

Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, “Human Dignity for Everyone, Everywhere: From Tensions and Conflicts to Reconciliation” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
June 2, 2018

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May 3

J. Reuben Clark Law Society Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, Panel on Fairness For All (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
February 15-17, 2018 

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May 2

St. Thomas Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Fall Symposium on Academic Freedom in Catholic Universities: Where the Church Does its Thinking, “When Academic Freedom and Religious Freedom Collide” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
November 17, 2017

May 1

The King’s College, New York, New York. Constitutional Law seminar on “The Limits of Accommodation” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
November 16, 2017

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Apr 30

Connecticut Law Review 2017 Symposium on Religious Freedom Restoration Act’s 25th Anniversary, Hartford, Connecticut. Panel on State RFRA Laws: Liberty Legislation & Litigation. Presented “Religious Freedom and LGBT Nondiscrimination: RFRA’s Inability To Prevent Collisions” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
October 20, 2017

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Apr 29

J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. Family and Religion Symposium. “Making Good on The Promise of A Permanent Home: Religious Adoption Agencies and Child Welfare” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
October 13, 2017

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Apr 28

Cato Institute, Washington, D.C. First Amendment Conference, “Religious Rights or Unlawful Discrimination? Finding Solutions to Needless Collisions” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
September 28, 2017

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Apr 27

University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, Constitution Day Speaker, “Religious Rights or Unlawful Discrimination? Finding Solutions to Needless Collisions” (Robin Fretwell Wilson, co-sponsored by the Dole Institute; university wide address)
September 19, 2017

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Apr 26

University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas, Faculty Workshop, “Bathrooms and Bakers: How Sharing the Public Square is the Key to a Truce in the Culture Wars” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
September 19, 2017

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Apr 25

International Academy of Law and Mental Health, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. “Defining Gender Identity in the Law: Evaluating the Scientific Basis for Legislative Definitions”  (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
July 14, 2017

Apr 24

Notre Dame Law School, Chicago, Illinois. Annual Law and Religion Roundtable. “Evaluating Hurdles to Enacting LGBT NonDiscrimination Laws” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
June 15-16, 2017

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Apr 23

Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Henry Institute's Ninth Biennial Symposium on Religion and Public Life, Panel on “Fairness For All.” Presented “Collisions Or Solutions? The Choice Between Balanced Laws & The Status Quo” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 29, 2017

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Apr 22

Malone University, Canton, Ohio. World View Forum: “Moving the Conversation Forward: The Legal Rights of the LGBTQ and Religious Communities” (Robin Fretwell Wilson and Shannon Minter)
April 20, 2017

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Apr 21

Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah. 2017 Religious Liberty Conference. “Religious Exemptions and Equality: Why Fairness For All is The Better Way” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 5-6, 2017  

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Apr 20

Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut. Student group panel on “Religious Protections and State Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Laws,” (Robin Fretwell Wilson and William N. Eskridge, Jr., Yale Law School)
April 3, 2017

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Apr 19

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois. Panel “Gay Rights and Religious Liberty: From Culture War to Compromise” (Robin Fretwell Wilson and Steven Macias, Southern Illinois Law)
February 15, 2017

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Apr 18

Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut. Co-hosted meeting on “Faith, Sexuality and the Meaning of Freedom,”  “Bakers and Bathrooms: How Sharing the Public Square is the Key to Ending the Culture War” (Robin Fretwell Wilson and Professor William N. Eskridge, Jr., Yale Law School)
January 13-14, 2017

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Apr 17

Yale Law School, Debating Law & Religion Series, New Haven, Connecticut. “Religious Liberty & LGBT Equality: Accommodation or Discrimination” (Robin Fretwell Wilson and Doug NeJaime)
November 16, 2016

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Apr 16

Emory University Conference on Dignity, Equality & Religious Freedom, Atlanta, Georgia. “Fairness For All: A Model for Peaceful Coexistence Between the LGBT and Faith Communities” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
November 6-8, 2016

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Apr 15

Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Fairness For All Forum.  “Fairness For All: Exploring A Balanced Approach For Pennsylvania” (Robin Fretwell Wilson and Utah Senator J. Stuart Adams)
October 31, 2016

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Apr 14

Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana. Faculty workshop. “Bathrooms and Bakers: How Sharing the Public Square is the Key to a Truce in the Culture Wars” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
October 25, 2016

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Apr 13

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, Columbia, Missouri. Student group discussion of gender identity, sexual orientation, and LGBT nondiscrimination laws. “Bathrooms and Bakers: Removing Roadblocks to LGBT Nondiscrimination Laws” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

October 3, 2016

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Apr 12

Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois. Constitution Day Address, “Can the Constitution Protect Both LGBT Rights and Religious Liberty?” (Robin Fretwell Wilson, university wide address)
September 15, 2016

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Apr 11

International Academy for the Study of the Jurisprudence of the Family, Arequipa, Peru. “Divorcing Marriage and the State: The Ill-Considered Consequences of ‘Getting the Government Out of the Marriage Business’” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
June 15, 2016

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Apr 10

United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. “Navigating Gay Rights and Religious Liberty: Lessons from the Utah Compromise” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
June 8-10, 2016

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Apr 9

International Society of Family Law North American Conference, Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming. “Divorcing Marriage and the State: The Ill-Considered Consequences of ‘Getting the Government Out of the Marriage Business’” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
May 19 – 27, 2016  

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Apr 8

Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, Virginia. Program in Biomedical & Research Ethics, “Conversations in Ethics.” “Faith-Based Exemptions to Medical Neglect Law and Overcoming Parental Hesitancy to Having Children Vaccinated” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
May 5, 2016

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Apr 7

Villanova Law School, McCullen Symposium, Villanova, Pennsylvania. Panelist on “Free Exercise, Catholic Adoption Agencies, and State Nondiscrimination Mandates: Liberty, Equality and Compromise” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 22, 2016

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Apr 6

Notre Dame University, London, England. International Society of Family Law Executive Council Colloquium and Meeting. “US State Efforts to Unwind Civil and Religious Marriage: Failures for Adults and Children” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 15, 2016

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Apr 5

Brigham Young University, School of Family Life, Provo, Utah. “Religious Objection After Same-Sex Marriage: The Utah Compromise as a More Civil Solution” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
March 21, 2016

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Apr 4

Concordia Law School, Boise, Idaho. Religious Freedom Conference. Panel Speaker (Robin Fretwell Wilson and Idaho State Senators Bart Davis and Curt McKenzie)
March 18, 2016

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Apr 3

Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, Washington. Faculty Workshop. “Squaring Faith and Sexuality in Religious Institutions and the Unique Challenge of Sports” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
March 10, 2016

Apr 2

St. John’s University School of Law, Jamaica, New York. Colloquium on Law and Religion. “Divorcing Marriage and the State: The Ill-Considered Consequences of ‘Getting the Government Out of the Marriage Business’” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
February 16, 2016

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Apr 1

Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana. Panel, “The Indiana Nondiscrimination Bill and the Utah Compromise: Are They Striking the Right Balance Between Religious Freedom and LGBT Protections?” (Robin Fretwell Wilson, co-hosted by Labor and Employment Law Society, OUTLaw, the LGBT Project, the Christian Legal Society, and Federalist Society)
February 1, 2016

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Mar 31

Council for Christian Colleges & Universities’ Presidents Conference, Washington, D.C. Panelist on “Legislative and Public Relations Responses to the Religious Freedom Challenges Ahead” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
January 28, 2016

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Mar 31

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana. Workshop, “Divorcing Marriage and the State: The Ill-Considered Consequences of ‘Getting the Government Out of the Marriage Business’” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
January 22, 2016

Mar 30

Law and Religion Section, 2016 AALS Annual Meeting, New York City, New York. Panel discussion of “Religious Reactions to Same-Sex Marriage”; “Lessons for Compromise from Utah” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
January 7, 2016

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Mar 29

Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, Indiana. Amnesty International student chapter discussion panel on “Constitutionality of Recently Enacted Indiana RFRA” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
November 12, 2015

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Mar 28

University of Minnesota School of Law, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Law and Inequality Symposium, “Squaring Faith and Sexuality in Religious Institutions: The Unique Challenge of Sports” (Robin Fretwell Wilson, co-sponsored by the Minnesota Vikings and Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice)
November 6, 2015

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Mar 27

University of Idaho College of Law, Boise, Idaho. “Kim Davis and Religious Dissenters to Obergefell: In Search of More Civil Solutions” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
October 29, 2015

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Mar 26

Family Policy Roundtable, Salt Lake City, Utah. “Kim Davis and Religious Dissenters to Obergefell: In Search of More Civil Solutions” (Robin Fretwell Wilson and Utah Senator Stuart Adams)
October 28, 2015

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Mar 25

2015-2016 Parliament of the World’s Religions, Salt Lake City, Utah. Panelist on “Hobby Lobby and Beyond” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
October 17, 2015

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Mar 24

National Constitution Center and the John Templeton Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Religious Freedom Meeting. Discussant of Utah Compromise (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
October 7, 2015

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Mar 23

University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky. OUTLaw discussion of “Kim Davis and Religious Objections to Same-Sex Marriage.”  “Kim Davis and Religious Dissenters to Obergefell: In Search of More Civil Solutions” (Robin Fretwell Wilson and Utah Senator Stuart Adams)
September 30, 2015

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Mar 22

Villanova University School of Law, Workshop Series, Villanova, Pennsylvania. “Divorcing Marriage and the State: Unintended Consequences of Unwinding Civil and Religious Marriage” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
September 22, 2015

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Mar 21

National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Symposium on “American Faith: The Origin and Meaning of Religious Liberty.” Panelist on “The Limits of Religious Liberty in a Democratic Society” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
September 21, 2015

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Mar 20

University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois. Law Review Symposium on “Law, Religion and the Family Unit,” “‘Getting the Government Out of the Marriage Business’” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
September 11, 2015

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Mar 19

University of Illinois Political Science Department Lunch Series, Champaign, Illinois. “Politics of Accommodation and the Utah Compromise” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
August 28, 2015

Mar 18

International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 2015 Annual Religious Freedom Review. Panel discussion of the Utah Compromise (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
July 7, 2015

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Mar 17

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. Annual Law and Religion Roundtable. “Bypassing Religious Objectors like Kim Davis” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

June 25, 2015

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Mar 16

Ono Academic College, Kiryat Ono, Israel. International Academy for the Study of the Jurisprudence of the Family Symposium. "Religious Conscience and Access" (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
June 9, 2015

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Mar 15

Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. “The Utah Compromise as the Way Forward for Protecting Religious Liberty” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
June 5, 2015

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Mar 14

Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Petrie Flom Center Conference on Law, Religion, and American Health Care. “Unpacking the Relationship between Religious Conscience and Access: Bounded Measures, Choke Points, and Gateways” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
May 8, 2015

Mar 13

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, D.C. Symposium on “Religious Exercise and the Supreme Court: Hosanna-Tabor, Hobby Lobby, Holt, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).” Summarized (and defended) the “Utah Compromise” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
May 7, 2015

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Mar 12

Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana. Panel on The Future of Religious Liberty in America? “Harmonizing Gay Rights and Religious Freedom: Lessons from Indiana’s RFRA and The Utah Compromise” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 20, 2015

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Mar 11

University of Illinois School of Medicine, Champaign, Illinois. Conference on the Affordable Care Act. “Understanding Hobby Lobby” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 15, 2015

Mar 10

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, Illinois. J. Reuben Clark Law Society panel. “Religious Freedom and Anti-Discrimination” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 13, 2015

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Mar 9

he Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. Panelist on “Are There Win-Win Answers for Gay Rights and Religious Conscience?” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

*Cited in William Galston, WALL STREET JOURNAL (March 17, 2015)

March 16, 2015


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Mar 8

Brigham Young University School of Law, Provo, Utah. Panel on Pending LGBT Nondiscrimination Law. “Balancing Religious Freedom Protections with Reasonable Safeguards for LGBT People” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
March 2, 2015

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Mar 7

Washington & Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia. Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice Symposium 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 & Voting Rights Act of 1965: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue. “Bargaining For Civil Rights: Lessons From Mrs. Murphy For Same-Sex Marriage And LGBT Rights” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
February 20, 2015

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Mar 6

Yale University Trumbull College Residential College Seminar Program, New Haven, Connecticut. Guest Lecture in Seminar “On Gay Rights, God and Abortion: Constitutional Rights and the Culture Wars” (a dinner conversation about “Religious Liberty and Same-Sex Marriage”) (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
February 15, 2015

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Mar 5

University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Virginia. Panel. “Religious Liberty and the Accommodation of Same-Sex Marriage” (Robin Fretwell Wilson and Former Solicitor General of Virginia, William Hurd)
November 20, 2014

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Mar 4

University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Student groups. “Containing the Blowback over Hobby Lobby: The Goods and Risks of RFRA vs Specific Exemptions” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
November 12, 2014  

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Mar 3

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana. Health Law Grand Rounds. “Religious Conscience in Health Care: What Hobby Lobby Teaches Us” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
October 30, 2014

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Mar 2

University of Illinois YMCA, Champaign, Illinois. Friday Forum. “Religious Freedom after Hobby Lobby” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
October 17, 2014

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Mar 1

Southeastern AALS Conference, Amelia Island, Florida. “Demystifying Hobby Lobby” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
August 1, 2014

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Feb 28

Post Supreme Court Term Conference, Provo, Utah. “Demystifying Hobby Lobby” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
July 8, 2014

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Feb 27

Post Supreme Court Term Conference, Provo, Utah. “Religious Liberty after Hobby Lobby” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
July 8, 2014

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Feb 26

First Amendment Center at the Newseum, Washington, D.C. Panel Discussion of Gay Rights and Religious Freedom (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

*Featured in Gay Rights and Religious Freedom Take the Stage, MOMENT (June 12, 2014); A Moment Magazine Symposium on Gay Rights & Religious Freedom, MOMENT (July/Aug. 2014)

May 28, 2014

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Feb 25

University of Oklahoma Institute for American Constitutional Heritage, Norman, Oklahoma. Lecture on “Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: A Marriage of Necessity” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April. 8, 2014

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Feb 24

University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, Kansas. “Marriage of Necessity: Marriage Equality and Religious Liberty Protections” (Robin Fretwell Wilson with Steven McAllister)
February 26, 2014

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Feb 23

University of California Davis School of Law, Davis, California. Law Review Symposium, “Not Equal Yet: Building upon Foundations of Relationship Equality.” “Marriage of Necessity: Marriage Equality and Religious Liberty Protections” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
February 7, 2014 

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Feb 22

Yale University, Trumbull College, New Haven, Connecticut. Residential College Seminar on Gay Rights and the Courts. Participated in “Religious Liberty and Same-Sex Marriage: A Dinner Conversation” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
November 19, 2013

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Feb 21

Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio. Law Review Symposium on “The Supreme Court’s Treatment of Same-Sex Marriage in United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry: Analysis and Implications.” “Marriage of Necessity: Marriage Equality and Religious Liberty Protections” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
October 25, 2013

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Feb 20

University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. “Should the State Give Deference to Sharia Law or Other Religious Law When Resolving Muslim Family Law Disputes” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
October 10, 2013

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Feb 19

DePaul College of Law Center for Church-State Studies, Chicago, Illinois. “Symposium on the Role of Religious Institutions in a Democratic Society” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
September 26, 2013

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Feb 18

Oxford University, Harris-Manchester College, Oxford, England. Discussant at Roundtable on “Parallel Sovereignties: Coexistence of Religious and Non-religious Legal Systems” under the umbrella of the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion and the Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture, Regent’s Park College. “Privatizing Family Law in the Name of Religion” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
June 19, 2013

Feb 17

International Academy for the Study of the Jurisprudence of the Family, Cardozo University School of Law, New York City, New York. Symposium on the “Jurisprudence of Family Relations: Privacy, Autonomy, and Should States Regulate Family Relations?” “The Erupting Clash Between Religion and the State Over Contraception, Sterilization, and Abortion” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

June 10-11, 2013

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Feb 16

University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Student group discussion of Gay Rights. “A Marriage of Necessity: Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty Protections” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 8, 2013

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Feb 15

Harvard University School of Law, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 8th Annual Harvard Lambda Legal Advocacy Conference: “Hanging in the Balance: LGBT Rights and the First Amendment.” Panelist on Discussion of “Free Exercise and Compelled Speech Challenges” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 5, 2013

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Feb 14

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. Symposium on “Gay Rights Coalition of Georgetown University Law Center v. Georgetown University.” “Embracing Compromise: Marriage Equality and Religious Liberty in the Political Process” (Robin Fretwell Wilson with Anthony Kreis)
March 20, 2013

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Feb 13

The University of Sydney & Freedom 4 Faith, Sydney, Australia. Conference on the Scope and Limits of Religious Freedom. “Balancing Religious Liberty and Gay Rights” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
March 15, 2013

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Feb 12

Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia. Symposium on Discrimination against Muslim-Americans in a Post-9/11 World. “Balancing Religious Liberty and Other Societal Goods Like Gay Rights” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
February 15, 2013

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Feb 11

University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Student group discussion of “Should Insurance Companies Be Forced to Reimburse Contraceptives Despite Religious Objections?” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
January 27, 2013

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Feb 10

University of Colorado Law School, Boulder, Colorado. Panel organized by student groups on “Contraception, Obamacare, and the Clash of Church and State” (Robin Fretwell Wilson with Dayna Bowen Matthew)
January 17, 2013

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Feb 9

Georgetown University Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, Washington, D.C. Religious Freedom Project’s Symposium on Religious Freedom Past and Future. Commented on CHALLENGES TO RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN THE 21ST CENTURY by Gerard Bradley (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
October 24, 2012

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Feb 8

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. Symposium on Conscience, Religious Exemptions, and the HHS Contraception Rule. “The Erupting Clash between Religion and the State over Contraception, Sterilization, and Abortion” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
September 20-21, 2012

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Feb 7

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas. Faculty Forum. “The Erupting Clash between Religion and the State over Contraception, Sterilization, and Abortion” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
September 12, 2012

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Feb 6

University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa. Sustaining Families Conference. “The Erupting Clash between Religion and the State over Contraception, Sterilization, and Abortion” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
June 15, 2012

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Feb 5

Doha, Qatar, Symposium on “Jurisprudence of Extended Families, Extending Families and Intergenerational Solidarity.” “Should The State be Neutral When Families, Based on Religious Understandings, Seek to Shift Duties of Support upon Divorce or Death from Spouses to the Extended Family?” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 22-23, 2012

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Feb 4

Oxford University, Magdalen College, Oxford, England. Conference on Religious Freedom and Equality: Emerging Conflicts in North America and Europe. “The Calculus of Accommodation: Balancing the Interests of Religious Objectors and Civil Society” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 11-13, 2012

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Feb 3

University of Oklahoma School of Law, Norman, Oklahoma. Constitutional Studies Symposium on Religious Freedom in America: Constitutional Traditions and New Horizons. “The Erupting Clash Between Religion and the State Over Contraception, Sterilization and Abortion” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 2, 2012

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Feb 2

University of Oklahoma School of Law, Norman, Oklahoma. Constitutional Studies Symposium on Religious Freedom in America: Constitutional Traditions and New Horizons. Panel on Religious Freedom and the Courts Today (Robin Fretwell Wilson with Oklahoma Solicitor General Patrick Wyrick)
April 2, 2012

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Feb 1

Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, Washington. Student group discussion of Washington’s Pending Same-sex Marriage Law (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
March 7, 2012

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Jan 31

Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California. Symposium on The Competing Claims of Law & Religion: Who Should Influence Whom? Presented Invited Response to Keynote Speaker Professor Ayelet Shachar (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
February 24, 2012

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Jan 30

University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas. Spring Colloquium Series. Presented “The Calculus of Accommodation” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
February 23, 2012

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Jan 29

International Society of Family Law Conference, Lyon, France. “Civil— Not Religious Law—Should Govern Wealth Distribution upon Death or Divorce” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
July 18, 2011

Jan 28

New York City Bar, New York City, New York. Forum on Reconciling Rights: Balancing LGBT Civil Rights with First Amendment Religious Protections. “Protecting Religious Liberty in New York: A Path Forward to Same-Sex Marriage” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 27, 2011

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Jan 27

University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland. Panel Discussion on “Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberties” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
March 24, 2011

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Jan 26

University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Student group discussion of Same-Gender Marriage. “Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: A Reconciliation” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
March 9, 2011

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Jan 25

Roger Williams University School of Law, Bristol, Rhode Island. Student group discussion of Marriage Equality. “Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: A Reconciliation” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
February 22, 2011

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Jan 24

St. John’s University School of Law, Queens, New York. Religious Legal Theory Conference. Presented “Privatizing Family Law in the Name of Religion” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
November 5, 2010

Jan 23

Center for Public Conversation, Institute for American Values, New York City, New York. Consultation on Achieving Disagreement Over Same-Sex Marriage (Robin Fretwell Wilson with Jonathan Rauch and William Eskridge)
September 14, 2010

Jan 22

Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York. Annual Law and Religion Roundtable. “Insubstantial Burdens: The Case for Government Employee Exemptions to Same-Sex Marriage Laws” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
June 25, 2010

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Jan 21

Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Law School, Lambda and the Harvard Federalist Society. Panel Discussion on “Questions of Conscience?: Religious Exemptions to Same Sex Marriage Law” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 15, 2010

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Jan 20

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Baltimore Maryland. American Constitution Society Panel Discussion on Gay Marriage (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
March 29, 2010

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Jan 19

University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Illinois. Faculty Workshop. “Privatizing Family Law in the Name of Religion” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
March 8, 2010

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Jan 18

Princeton University, Princeton, University. Discussion of book project about SameSex Marriage by Northwestern University Professor Andrew Koppelman. Invited Response (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
December 4, 2009

Jan 17

Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, Illinois. Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy, Symposium on Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Accommodation: Determining the Role of the Legislature. Presented “Lowering the Temperature on the Same-Sex Marriage Debate” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
November 12, 2009

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Jan 16

William & Mary Law School, Williamsburg, Virginia. Bill of Rights Institute Symposium on Families, Fundamentalism & the First Amendment. “Privatizing Family Law in the Name of Religion” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
November 6, 2009

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Jan 15

International Society of Family Law Regional Conference, Bar-Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel. “Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: A Reconciliation” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
June 7-8, 2009

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Jan 14

Dutch Equal Opportunities Commission and University of Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands. “Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty in the United States” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 14, 2009

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Jan 13

Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Panel Discussion on Same-Sex Marriage. “Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: A Reconciliation” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)
April 1, 2009

Jan 12

Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C. American Constitution Society student lunch discussion. Panel Discussion on “Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: A Reconciliation” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

March 25, 2009

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Jan 11

The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. Governing Ideas panel on Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: A Reconciliation. “Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: Lessons from Abortion” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

March 13, 2009

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Jan 10

Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Orange, California. Symposium on Judicial Activism: Same-Sex Marriage and the Aftermath of Proposition 8. “Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: Life after Prop 8” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

February 27, 2009

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Jan 9

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. Moral Values Project. Panel on Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty convened by Chai Feldblum. “Emerging Conflicts between Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: Finding a Live-And-Let-Live Solution” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

January 26, 2009

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Jan 8

University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law, Novi Sad, Serbia. “Emerging Conflicts between Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: Finding a Live-And-Let-Live Solution” to faculty and students in Family Law (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

December 11, 2008

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Jan 7

Chapman University School of Law, Orange, California. The Chapman Dialogue Series, Panel on Legal Aspects of Same-Sex Marriage and Prop 8 Issues. “Emerging Conflicts between Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: Finding a Live-And-Let-Live Solution” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

October 24, 2008

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Jan 6

13th World Conference of the International Society of Family Law & the Austrian Federal Ministry of Justice, Vienna, Austria. “Matters of Conscience: Lessons for Same-Sex Marriage from the Healthcare Context” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

September 19, 2008

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Jan 5

First Amendment Center at the Newseum, Washington, D.C. Book-launching of Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: Emerging Conflicts. “Matters of Conscience: Lessons for Same-Sex Marriage from the Healthcare Context” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

September 9, 2008

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Jan 4

Mt. Kopaonik, Serbia, XX Conference of the Kopaonik School of Natural Law. “Emerging Conflicts between Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty: Finding a Live-And-Let-Live Solution” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

December 13, 2007

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Jan 3

Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, Utah. Symposium on Same-Sex Marriage and Gay Adoptions: Inclusion, Compromise, Protection, and Consequences. “A Matter of Conviction: Moral Clashes over Same-Sex Adoption” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

October 1, 2007

Jan 2

The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C. Conference on “Same-Sex Marriage and the Fate of Religious Liberties.” “Matters of Conscience: Lessons for SameSex Marriage from the Healthcare Context” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

May 22, 2006

Jan 1

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, D.C. Conference on Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Freedom. “Matters of Conscience: Lessons for SameSex Marriage from the Healthcare Context” (Robin Fretwell Wilson)

December 15, 2005

 
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