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EPISODE · Oct 6, 2025 · 35 MIN

Protecting Religious Freedom in Public Schools with Guest David Cortman

from The Napa Legal Podcast · host Napa Legal Institute

Welcome to the Napa Legal Podcast, where we discuss religious freedom from the perspective of faith-based nonprofits.In this guest episode, David Cortman from the Alliance Defending Freedom joins Napa Legal's Frank DeVito and Joseph Clement to discuss the complex issues surrounding religious freedom in public schools. We explore how the history, tradition, and laws of the United States all work to protect religious free exercise in public education.What You'll Learn- What constitutional protections students have for religious expression- How parental rights have been respected in public schools in America and what threats parents face today- Recent and active Supreme Court cases affecting the exercise of religion in schoolsGuest BioDavid Cortman is the Vice President of US Litigation and Senior Counsel and the Alliance Defending Freedom. He has been practicing law for nearly 30 years and has litigated (and won) major cases affecting religious freedom at the Supreme Court.If you appreciate this content, please like, share, and subscribe. Leave a comment below — we’d love to hear your experiences or questions about religious freedom in schools.Explore more of the Napa Legal Podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwszS7Ql6_y51WlMS0kPL-Kcn8CajmaRWVisit Napa Legal's website here:www.napalegalinstitute.orgRead Napa Legal's blog here:https://www.napalegalinstitute.org/publications/and-gods-first

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