Law Prof Publishes Research on COVID-19 Legal Issues
May 19, 2020
Dr. Michael Conklin, the Powell Endowed Professor of Business Law at Angelo State University, recently published two research papers on legal issues spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The second paper, titled “Life Hangs in the Balance: Weighing Coronavirus Church Closings Against the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act,” examines the constitutionality of forced state closure of churches during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been included in the forthcoming issue of the Northwestern University Law Review Online.
A nominee for the 2019-20 ASU President’s Award for Faculty Excellence in Research/Creative Endeavor, Conklin is also a member of the university’s Return to Campus Curriculum Delivery Committee. His ability to engage an audience and present information in an entertaining and concise manner was on display during a recent TedTalk on an unrelated issue.