News Archive
Professor Rob Katz Testifies Against Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act
03/19/2015
On Monday, March 16, Professor Robert Katz, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, testified before the Indiana House Judiciary Committee (link to testimony) regarding the SB 101, the proposed Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Professor Katz stated that the bill was unnecessary because Indiana law already provides ample protection for religious freedom, and that it could threaten civil equality unless it expressly exempts anti-discrimination laws from its scope. He urged the committee to include such an exemption and also to amend the bill to declare that protecting Hoosiers from discrimination is a compelling governmental interest. The bill was passed by the committee and will now move to the Indiana House for a vote.
Professor Katz teaches courses on nonprofit law, the First Amendment, law and religion, and the law of healthcare organizations.
