Michael A. Helfand

Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law

Brenden Mann Foundation Chair in Law and Religion

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

Malibu, CA 90263

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Religious Arbitration and the New Multiculturalism: Negotiating Conflicting Legal Orders

New York University Law Review, Vol. 86, 2011, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2011/10
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 06 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 15 Nov 2011
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Multiculturalism, Religion, Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Sharia Law, Jewish Law

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Litigating Religion

Boston University Law Review, Vol. 93, 2013, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012/8
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 14 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 18 May 2013
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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religion, religious, dispute resolution, Constitution, litigation, arbitration, tribunal, religious court, religious question, adjudicate, justice, adjudicative vacuum, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, Supreme Court, policy, private law, public law, contract, tort, church, Hosanna-Tabor

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Arbitration's Counter-Narrative: The Religious Arbitration Paradigm

Yale Law Journal, Vol. 124, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014/25
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 17 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 10 Jul 2015
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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arbitration, litigation, arbitral narrative, adjudication, dispute, religious arbitration, values, religious law

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Purpose, Precedent, and Politics: Why Concepcion Covers Less than You Think

Yearbook on Arbitration & Mediation, Vol. 4, p. 126, 2012 , Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012/9
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 14 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2013
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Concepcion, AT&T, Supreme Court, class action, federalism, arbitration, arbitration agreement, validity, invalidate, precedent, revoke, revocation, Federal Arbitration Act, FAA, dispute, applicability, state courts, common law, consumer, business, corporation, Discover Bank Rule

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Religion's Footnote Four: Church Autonomy as Arbitration

Minnesota Law Review, Vol. 97, p. 1891, 2013, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2012/28
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 05 Sep 2012 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2013
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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ministerial exception, footnote four, religion, implied consent, dispute resolution, arbitration, tribunal, religious court, religious question, adjudicate, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, Supreme Court, policy, private law, public law, contract, tort, church, Hosanna-Tabor

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When Religious Practices Become Legal Obligations: Extending the Foreign Compulsion Defense

Journal of Law and Religion, Vol. 23, 2008
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 30 May 2007 Last Revised: 03 Mar 2008
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Religion, Conflict of Laws, Legal Theory

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Identifying Substantial Burdens

University of Illinois Law Review, Vol. 2016, 2016, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2016/3
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 17 Mar 2017
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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RFRA, substantial burden, nonprofit, religious accommodations, Zubik v. Burwell, Hobby Lobby

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What is a 'Church'?: Implied Consent and the Contraception Mandate

Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues, 2013, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013/13
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 16 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2014
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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contraception, preventive care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, for-profit organizations, religious employer, First Amendment

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The Challenge of Co-Religionist Commerce

64 Duke Law Journal 769 (2015), Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015/4, Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory Series
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 03 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2015
Michael A. Helfand and Barak D. Richman
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law and Duke University, School of Law
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formalism, Establishment Clause, religion, contextualism, co-religionist commerce, neutral principles of law

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Religious Institutionalism, Implied Consent and the Value of Voluntarism

Southern California Law Review, Vol. 88, No. 3, 2015, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014/21
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 22 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2015
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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religion, religious institutions, voluntarism, religious objectives, Watson v. Jones, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby

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Fighting for the Debtor's Soul: Regulating Religious Commercial Conduct

George Mason Law Review, Vol. 19, No. 1, 2011, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2011/6
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 02 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 15 Nov 2011
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Church Autonomy, Religious Arbitration, Shunning, Establishment Clause, Automatic Stay

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Between Law and Religion: Procedural Challenges to Religious Arbitration Awards

90 Chicago-Kent Law Review 141 (2015), Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014/15
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 May 2014 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2015
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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religious arbitration, religious law, process

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How the Diversity Rationale Lays the Groundwork for New Discrimination: Examining the Trajectory of Equal Protection Doctrine

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, Vol. 17, p. 607
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 28 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 11 May 2009
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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equal protection, diversity, compelling interest, affirmative action, Parents Involved

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Symposium Introduction: The Competing Claims of Law and Religion: Who Should Influence Whom?

Pepperdine Law Review, Vol. 39, No. 1051, 2012, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013/07
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 23 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2013
Robert F. Cochran and Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law and Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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law, religion, symposium

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The Law of Torah U’Madda: Considering the Legal Implications of an Integrated Curriculum

COVID 19 and Chinuch: Lessons Learned and Opportunities Uncovered. Volume 3: Families, Communities and Funders
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 25 Jul 2022
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Jewish Education, Integrated Curriculum, Religious Liberty, Modern Orthodox Judaism, Judaic Studies

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Introduction to Negotiating State and Non-State Law: The Challenge of Global and Local Legal Pluralism

Negotiating State and Non-State Law: The Challenge of Global and Local Legal Pluralism, Michael A. Helfand, ed., Cambridge University Press, 2015, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015/11
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 27 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2015
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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legal pluralism, non-state law, transnational law, international law, religious law, indigenous law

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Introduction: Religious Law in the 21st Century

Pepperdine Law Review, Vol. 41, No. 991, 2014, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015/05
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 23 Feb 2015
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Religion & state, Jewish law, Islamic law, Islam, Judaism, courts, religious legal communities, secular states

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The Usual Suspect Classifications: Criminals, Aliens and the Future of Same-Sex Marriage

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 12, p. 1
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 11 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2011
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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equal protection, immutability, alienage, suspect classifications

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When Judges are Theologians: Adjudicating Religious Questions

Research Handbook on Law & Religion (Rex Ahdar ed., Edward Elgar Publishing 2018), Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017/12
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 10 Jan 2019
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Religious Question Doctrine, Law and Religion, Private Law, Public Law, Kosher Laws, Hebrew National, Establishment Clause, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA, Affordable Care Act, Contraception Mandate, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, Zubik v. Burwell, Contextualism, Heter Iska Agreements

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The Future of Religious Arbitration in the United States: Looking Through a Pluralist Lens

OXFORD LEGAL HANDBOOK ON GLOBAL LEGAL PLURALISM (Paul Schiff Berman ed., 2018 Forthcoming), Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017/15
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 13 Dec 2017
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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religious arbitration, arbitration, religious tribunals, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, legal pluralism

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Jews and the Culture Wars: Consensus and Dissensus in Jewish Religious Liberty Advocacy

56 San Diego Law Review 305, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019/2
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 15 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2019
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Religious liberty, culture wars, American Jews, free exercise, Establishment Clause, anti-discrimination law, public accommodations law, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA, amicus curiae, amicus briefs

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Reasoning Through Clashes between Religion and Equality: Case Law, Skeptics, and Social Coherence

Constitutional Commentary, Vol. 33, 2018, Forthcoming, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018/1
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 11 Jan 2018
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Nelson Tebbe, Religious Freedom in an Egalitarian Age, social coherence, religious freedom

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The Persistence of Sovereignty and the Rise of the Legal Subject

Negotiating State and Non-State Law: The Challenge of Global and Local Legal Pluralism, Michael A. Helfand, ed., Cambridge University Press, 2015, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015/18
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Dec 2015
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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state law, non-state law, legal pluralism, legal positivism, H.L.A. Hart, The Concept of Law, state sovereignty, Thomas Hobbes, John Austin

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Implied Consent to Religious Institutions: A Primer and a Defense

Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 50, 2018, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017/13
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 31 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2019
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Religious Liberty, Religious Institutions, Religious Institutionalism, Implied Consent, Voluntarism, First Amendment, Free Exercise Clause, Establishment Clause, Adjudicative Disability

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‘The Peculiar Genius of Private-Law Systems': Making Room for Religious Commerce

Washington University Law Review, Vol. 97, No. 6, p. 1787, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2020/2 
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 17 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2020
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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religious commerce, arbitration contract, Establishment Clause, religious question doctrine, private law

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Religious Liberty and Religious Discrimination: Where Is the Supreme Court Headed?

2021 University of Illinois Law Review Online 98 (2021), Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021/6
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 25 May 2021
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Religious Liberty, Religious Discrimination, United States Supreme Court, religious minority, free exercise, neutrality, Biden administration

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What Is Jewish Law? A Conceptual View from U.S. Courts

OXFORD LEGAL HANDBOOK ON JEWISH LAW, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2021/8
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 11 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2021
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Jewish law, Judaism, religion, religious liberty, Establishment Clause, religious question doctrine, First Amendment

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Substantial Burdens as Civil Penalties

Iowa Law Review, Forthcoming, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2022/14
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 19 Sep 2022
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Substantial Burden, Civil Penalty, religious exercise, religious liberty, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Religious Freedom, free exercise, Establishment Clause, religious accommodation

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The Substantial Burden Puzzle

2016 U. Ill. L. Rev. Online 1, Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 20
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 08 Jun 2016
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA, substantial burden, exercise of religion, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, Zubik v. Burwell

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There Are No Unconstitutional Conditions on Free Exercise

Notre Dame Law Review Reflection, Vol. 98 (forthcoming 2023), Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2022/24
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 07 Dec 2022
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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unconstitutional condition, religion, religious institution, government funding, First Amendment, Free Exercise

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A Vision for Church-State Advocacy: Rabbi Lamm's Challenge to Separationist Faith

Tradition Volume 53, Issue 3 (Summer 2021) https://traditiononline.org/a-vision-for-church-state-advocacy-r-lamms-challenge-to-separationist-faith/
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 31 Jan 2023
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law
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church and state, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, separationism, Jewish advocacy, Orthodox Judaism

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From Doctrine to Devotion: The Jewish Comparative Law Project

67 American Journal of Comparative Law 685 (2019), Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2019/01
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2020
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law

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Jewish law, comparative law, halakhah, Samuel Levine, Chaim Saiman, Miranda v. Arizona, legal theory

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A Liberalism of Sincerity: The Role of Religion in the Public Square

Journal of Law, Religion and State, Vol. 1, p. 217, 2013
Posted: 19 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2013
Michael A. Helfand
Pepperdine University - Rick J. Caruso School of Law

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Religion, Liberalism, Sincerity, John Locke, Multiculturalism, Tolerance, Religious Accommodation, Consent, Political Discourse