MARCI A. HAMILTON

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
55 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY   10003
(212) 790-0215
(212) 790-0205 (fax)
hamilton02@aol.com

EMPLOYMENT
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
    Visiting Professor of Public Affairs and Martin and Kathleen  Crane Fellow Program in Law and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, 2007-2008

BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW, Yeshiva University
    Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law, 2000-Present
    Professor of Law, 1995-2000
    Associate Professor of Law, 1993-95
    Assistant Professor of Law, 1990-93
    Founder and Director, Cardozo Intellectual Property Law Program, 1995-2002
    Cardozo AALS “Teacher of the Year,” 2001
    Student Bar Association Award for Best Professor, 1992, 1998, 2000
    Courses Taught:           
        Law and Religion
        First Amendment Law
        Constitutional Law I and II
    Columnist on Church/State and Constitutional Issues, www.Findlaw.com, 2000-Present

PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
    Visiting Scholar, 1997-98, Fall 2004
    Fellow, Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, NJ, 1997-98

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
    Visiting Professor of Law, 2000-01     

EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
    Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Fall 1999


PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
JUSTICE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR, United States             Supreme Court, Judicial Clerk, 1989-90

JUDGE EDWARD R. BECKER, United States Court of             Appeals for the Third Circuit, Judicial Clerk, 1988-89

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, United States         Department of Justice, Summer, 1988

DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL, Summer Associate, 1987

JUDGE ARLIN M. ADAMS, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Summer Intern, 1986


EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL
    Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1988
    Order of the Coif
    Editor-in-Chief, University of Pennsylvania Law Review
    Fellowship, American Association of University
    Women Education Foundation, 1987-88
    Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition
    University of Pennsylvania Law School and National Prizes

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
    Master of Arts, English, High Honors, 1984
    Master of Arts, Philosophy, 1982
    Eric A. Walker Fellowship, 1980-81

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1979
    Majors: Philosophy and English
    Phi Beta Kappa
    National Merit Scholar Finalist

OXFORD UNIVERSITY
    Scholarship, British Studies, Summer 1978
 

RECENT PUBLICATIONS (selected)  
Justice Denied: What America Must Do to Protect Its Children (Cambridge 2008).

God vs. the Gavel: Religion and the Rule of Law (2005, 2007) (recipient of  Foreword Magazine’s 2005 Annual Political Science Book Award, Silver).

Response to Professor Greenawalt, in Fundamentalism and the Rule of Law (forthcoming, Marci A. Hamilton, ed.).

The Religious Origins of Disestablishment Principles, 81 Notre Dame L. Rev.1755 (2006) (with Rachel Steamer) (earlier version was translated into French for distribution by the University of Paris).

Church Autonomy Is Not a Better Path to “Truth”: A Comment in Response to Kathleen Brady, 22 J. L. & Religion 215 (2007).

What Does “Religion” Mean in the Public Square?, 89 Minn. L. Rev. 1153 (2005).

Religious Institutions, the No-Harm Doctrine, and the Public Good, 2004 BYU L. Rev. 1099 (2004).

Direct Democracy and the Protestant Ethic, 13 J. Contemp. Legal Issues 411 (2004).

Federalism and the Public Good: The True Story Behind the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, 78 Ind. L.J. 311 (2003).

Religion, the Rule of Law, and the Good of the Whole: A View from the Clergy, 18 J.L. & Politics 387 (2002).

Columbia University School of Law, American Constitution Society, Suing God: The Religion Clauses in the Roberts Court, Oct. 17, 2007.

American Bar Association, Committee on State and Local Government Law, San Juan, PR, May 18, 2007.

Keneseth Israel Synagogue, Speech on the Diminution of the Establishment Clause in Memory of Judge Edward R. Becker, Elkins Park, PA, May 11, 2007.

DePauw University, Religion in Public Discourse: Does It Help or Hinder Justice?, Apr. 27-28, 2007.

Columbia University, Associates-in-Law Workshop Series, Religion and the Public Good, Apr. 12, 2007.

The Peter Jennings Project for Journalists and the Constitution, The Constitution in Our Midst, Mar. 17-18, 2007.

Princeton University Center for the Study of Religion, Panel on Christopher Eisgruber’s Religious Freedom and the  Constitution, Mar. 9, 2007.

Princeton Theological Seminary, Church and State: 60 Years after Everson v. Board of Education, Feb. 9, 2007.

American Academy of Religion, Annual Meeting, Meet the Author Session (with Professor Winnifred Sullivan), Washington, DC, Nov. 20, 2006.

University of Dayton, Annual Distinguished Lecturer, God, Power, and Politics, Nov. 16, 2006.

New York University School of Law, Center on Law and Religion, Discussion of Religion in the Public Square, Oct. 24, 2006.

Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, The Least Dangerous Branch, Boston College, Oct. 21, 2006.

Institute of Bill of Rights Law, William and Mary University, Discussion of Recent Religion Clause Issues with Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, Oct. 7, 2006.

Christ Church Annual Lecture Series, God vs. the Gavel, Christiana, DE, Sept. 17, 2006.

Flathead Valley Community College, Annual Distinguished Lecture Series, The Religious Origins of the Separation of Church and State, Kalispell, MT, Apr. 20, 2006.

American Inns of Court, Harrisburg, PA, God vs. the Gavel, Apr. 5, 2006

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Advisory Board, Bernard G. Segal Institute for Appellate Advocacy, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-Present.

National Advisory Board, Sexual Abuse Prevention Network, Minneapolis, MN, 2007-Present.

Special Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, Grand Jury Investigation of Philadelphia Archdiocese, 2004-05.

PA CARES, pro bono constitutional advice to committee formed to reform childhood sexual abuse laws, 2006-Present.

Legal Representation of the City of Boerne, TX, Boerne v. Flores, 521 U.S. 507 (1997) (holding Religious Freedom Restoration Act unconstitutional).

Legal Representation of victims of childhood sexual abuse by clergy, including Portland, Spokane, and San Diego Diocese bankruptcies; cities and neighborhoods involved in litigation under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act; and employees involved in discrimination cases involving religious institutions.

Oral arguments before: 
    United States Supreme Court
    United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, and Seventh Circuits
    Wisconsin Supreme Court
    New Hampshire Supreme Court
    Numerous federal and state trial courts.

Lifetime Achievement Award for Pro Bono Legal Service to veterans groups, presented by the Air Force Association, the National Association of Uniformed Services, and CORMV, 2001.

Board of Directors, National Coalition Against Censorship, 1999-2001.

Committee on Copyright and Literary Property, New York City Bar Association, 1998-01.

Annual Pro Bono Award, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1998, 2000.

Association of American Law Schools
    Executive Committee, Section on Legislation, 2001
    Co-Chair, Section on Law and Religion, 2000
    Co-Program Chair, Section on Law and Religion, 1999
    Chair, Special Committee on Model Author/Law Journal Agreements, 1997-99
    Chair, Art Law Section, Association of American Law Schools, 1997
    Executive Committee, Intellectual Property Law Section, 1996

Appearances on numerous media to comment on constitutional and church/state issues, including The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Good Morning America, ABC News, the Lou Dobbs Show, the O’Reilly Factor, Hannity &  Colmes; The Today Show; CNN Headline News; Fox News;  The Anderson Cooper Show; NPR; and many others.

PERSONAL
Married, Peter C. Kuzma, President and Owner, VIP Products Corp., Phila, PA; two children, Will (15) and Alexandra (12).  Residence, Bucks County, PA.