Senator Orrin Hatch (UT-R), Representative Paul Ryan (WI-R), et al., Amici Curiae
Robert K. Kelner, Counsel of Record
Senator Orrin Hatch and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan are joined in this brief by 205 other Members of Congress. Robert K. Kelner is a partner with the law firm Covington & Burling, where he specializes in election and political law. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioners as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on January 11, 2016. Congress has a long and uninterrupted tradition of enacting statutory protections of religious liberties. These statutory protections rest on a fundamental principle: Courts and government officials have no business questioning or second-guessing the validity of sincerely…
