Vol. 2021-2022 of the MSLR Forum was Edited by

Buke Hiziroglu & Lauren Legner

Co-Chairs of the Michigan State Law Review Online Platform Committee

Read the Vol. 2021-2022 Editorial Here

Josh Arndt Josh Arndt

Rethinking the “Wall of Separation Between Church and State” Through Carson v. Makin

The Constitution demands a wall of separation between Church and State: No other phrase has so deeply perverted our Nation’s history, ignored our traditions, and denigrated the role that religion plays in promoting the Common Good. Unmoored from its original meaning, this phrase has been transformed into a justification to discriminate against religious adherents, and it has found safe harbor in today’s culture amongst those who would expel religion to the outer edges of society.

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