supreme court, and that is just lyle denniston.laughter] not quite, but you are going to get there soon. we are very, very fortunate to have this outstanding panel. i'm going to turn things over to amy schwartz, who is the opinion manager over at "mlmoment" magazine, and i will turn it over to her. >> good evening, everyone. welcome to tonight's discussion about the supreme court decisions. my name is amy schwartz, and i am the opinion editor of "moment" magazine, and this is the premier magazine of to which culture and relisten. -- religion. the editor and chief is here but toiling away on a deadline, so making an appearance, and our wonderful partners, charles haynes and the freedom center of the newseum institute. we are looking forward to a wonderful evening. thank you also to the staff of both our magazine and the institute, who have done so much work to bring this evening together. our topic tonight is one that as recently as a couple of decades ago would have been widely considered taboo. our supreme court justices, are they

supreme court, and that is just lyle denniston.laughter] not quite, but you are going to get there soon. we are very, very fortunate to have this outstanding panel. i'm going to turn things over to amy schwartz, who is the opinion editor over at "moment" magazine, and i will turn it over to her. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. welcome to tonight's discussion . my name is amy schwartz, and i am the opinion editor of "moment" magazine, and this -- magazine. the editor and chief is here but toiling away on a deadline, so making an appearance, and our wonderful partners, charles haynes and the freedom center of the newseum institute. we are looking forward to a wonderful evening. thank you also to the staff of both our magazine and the institute, who have done so much work to bring this evening together. our topic tonight is one that as recently as a couple of decades ago would have been widely considered taboo. our supreme court justices, are they influenced in their decision-making by the religious convictions they bring to the

supreme court, and that is just lyle denniston. [laughter] not quite, but you are going to get there pretty soon if you keep going. we are very, very fortunate to have this outstanding panel. i'm going to turn things over to amy schwartz, who is the opinion editor over at "moment" magazine, and i will turn it -- let her introduce the panel. [applause] >> good evening, everyone. welcome to tonight's discussion , does religion impact -- how does religion impact supreme court decisions. my name is amy schwartz, and i am the opinion editor of "moment" magazine, and this is the premier independent magazine of jewish culture and religion. i also welcome you on behalf of editor in chief who is here but toiling away on a deadline, so making an appearance, and our wonderful partners, charles haynes and the freedom center of the newseum institute. we are looking forward to a wonderful evening. thank you also to the staff of both our magazine and the institute, who have done so much work to bring this evening together. our topic tonight is on