The Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic filed an amicus brief in the Constitutional Court of Colombia earlier this month to defend university students’ rights to establish and participate in faith-based organizations. The case, which involves student members of a faith-based group at the National University of Colombia, highlights the importance of religious freedom issues in higher education and demonstrates that these issues are global. Jorge Barrera Rojas , a J.S.D. candidate at Notre Dame Law School, worked on the brief with Professor of Law and Global Affairs Diane Desierto and first-year J.D. student Giorgo Soto. Members of the Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Initiative leadership team and faculty fellows also assisted with the brief, including Professor Stephanie Barclay , director of the Religious Liberty Initiative; John Meiser , managing director for domestic litigation of the Religious Liberty Clinic; and Professors Rick Garnett and Nicole Stelle Garnett . “It is concerning that Colombian public institutions have misinterpreted provisions in their constitution as a justification to discriminate against faith-based student groups,” Barrera Rojas said. “The amicus brief Notre Dame’s Religious Liberty Clinic filed highlights how this approach is out of step compared to both international and U.S. religious […]
