Please Join Us for a Dinner and Award Ceremony 

honoring

The Most Reverend William Lori

Archbishop of Baltimore

As We Present Him With the

2015 International Religious Liberty Award

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6th Annual Religious Liberty Writing Competition

The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society announces the 6th Annual Religious Liberty Writing Competition, made possible by the Jack P. Peterson and Maude Birkin Peterson Endowment.  The purpose of the writing competition is to promote legal and academic studies in the field of religious liberty by law students and students pursuing related graduate studies. Students who have graduated from law school but who are not yet practicing law due to clerkships or other similar pursuits are also invited to submit papers.

Please see the Writing Competition Flyer for more details.

Shawn Bentley Public Service Award

In December we announced that the DC chapter would begin accepting applications for the Shawn Bentley Public Service Stipend for students who are members of the JRCLS and who will work this summer (2015) in the DC area for a not-for-profit, or other public entity such as Congress or the Federal Government. See the Announcement Letter for more details. Applications are due February 2, 2015.

International Religious Liberty Award Dinner and Reception

The J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Mid-Atlantic Chapter is pleased to announce the 5th Annual International Religious Liberty Award Dinner and Reception.  In conjunction with the J. Reuben Clark Law School's International Center for Law and Religious Studies, we congratulate this year's award recipient Congressman Frank Wolf from Virginia for his many years of support and work for religious liberty.  Throughout his career in Congress, Representative Wolf has championed efforts to alert our nation and the world to the plight of men, women, and children who are persecuted for living their religious convictions. For his tireless advocacy and record of legislative accomplishment, we proudly announce his selection for the 2014 International Religious Liberty Award.

Date: Oct 9, 2014
Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel (1000 H Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20001)
Time: Reception at 6pm and Dinner at 6:30.
Title of Award: 2014 International Religious Liberty Award
Award Recipient: Congressman Frank Wolf
Previous Award Recipients:
- Senator Joseph Lieberman
- Seamus Hassen, Founder of Becket Fund
- Prof. Douglas Laycock
- Dr. John Graz, Secretary General of International Religious Liberty Association


Sponsorships are available at $2000 and $1000.  Sponsors receive complimentary dinner and reception tickets of 6 and 4 respectively.  Other donations are also welcome.
Event tickets are now available at $50 per person or $35 for students.

Registration is closed.  See you there!

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5th Annual International Religious Liberty Award Dinner and Reception

The J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Mid-Atlantic Chapter is pleased to announce the 5th Annual International Religious Liberty Award Dinner and Reception.  In conjunction with the J. Reuben Clark Law School's International Center for Law and Religious Studies, we congratulate this year's award recipient Congressman Frank Wolf from Virginia for his many years of support and work for religious liberty.

Date: Oct 9, 2014

Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel (1000 H Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20001)

Time: Reception at 6pm and Dinner at 6:30. 

Title of Award: 2014 International Religious Liberty Award

Award Recipient: Congressman Frank Wolf

Previous Award Recipients: 

- Sen. Joe Lieberman (former Senator from Connecticut)

- Seamus Hassen (Founder of Becket Fund)

- Prof. Doug Laycock (Lead Counsel in Hosanna Tabor)

- Dr. John Graz (Secretary General of International Religious Liberty Association)

Sponsorships are available at $2000 and $1000.  Sponsors receive complimentary dinner and reception tickets of 6 and 4 respectively.

Event tickets are now available at $75 per person or $50 for students.

REMINDER - Religious Liberty Writing Competition

Each year, the DC Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, in conjunction with BYU's International Center for Law & Religion Studies, sponsors a religious liberty writing competition for law school and other graduate students. The top entry will be awarded a $2000 cash prize, plus $500 toward the cost of traveling to the Chapter's Annual Religious Liberty Award Dinner, which will take place in Washington DC on October 9, 2014. The second and third place winners will also be awarded cash prizes.

Please see the Writing Competition Flyer for complete details.