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Steven Green
Professor of Law
Director of the Center for Religion, Law and Democracy
College of Law
JD University of Texas
PhD University of North Carolina
MA University of North Carolina
BA Texas Christian University
Steven Green is a widely sought speaker at national conferences and a prolific scholar whose writings have been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as lower courts. He frequently serves as a free speech, freedom of religion and Supreme Court expert for national news organizations, including The New York Times and National Public Radio, and he has been a community writer for the Opinion section of The Oregonian (read his columns here). Prior to joining the Willamette faculty, he served for nine years as general counsel and director of policy for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a national public interest organization in Washington, D.C., that concentrates on First Amendment issues. He has extensive litigation and appellate experience in First Amendment law involving issues such as school prayer, public funding of religious institutions, public religious displays, religious discrimination, religious free exercise and freedom of speech.
To read Green's complete biography on the Willamette College of Law website, click here.