How You Make a Difference in the Fight To Protect Religious Freedom
Thanks to generous friends like you, Regent University’s Robertson Center for Constitutional Law is fighting to win two historic parental-rights cases currently before the United States Supreme Court.
Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond will decide if parents can access state funds for alternatives to public school, while Mahmoud v. Taylor centers on a parent’s right to opt their child out of a progressive, gender-ideology curriculum.
Professor Christian Edmonds, the new director of the Robertson Center understands why some may view these issues as controversial, but he insists that addressing them is at the heart of Regent Law’s mission to produce practice-ready, purpose-driven graduates who impact the world.
“Regent allows us to provide legally based and historically reasoned opinions when many others aren’t willing to do so,” Edmonds explains. “Our team provides partner organizations with rigorous legal analysis on topics that a lot of people are afraid to talk about but are important constitutional issues.”
A crucial part of this effort is the submission of amicus briefs—legal documents that provide essential background, research, and historical context to help the Supreme Court make informed decisions. These briefs allow legal scholars, like the students and professors at the Robertson Center, to contribute vital insights that may not fit within the attorneys’ primary case filings.
“The Supreme Court limits how long a brief is, and sometimes you need more detail on certain issues.” Edmonds adds. “We can write an amicus brief to provide research and information on that issue. But these briefs are very expensive; they cost thousands of dollars to produce.”
Your support of Regent University and the Robertson Center for Constitutional Law helps fund these critical efforts—ensuring that constitutional arguments are thoroughly researched and powerfully presented.
“This is a really important time for parental-rights and school-choice advocates,” Edmonds says. “I’m really excited I get to be a part of it, and those who donate will be part of it, too. They are part of the team that is defending the rights of parents to choose what information their children consume and how they are educated.”
Visit constitutionallaw.regent.edu to learn more about the work of the Robertson Center for Constitutional Law and how you can partner with us.
