Michael A. Helfand Michael A. Helfand is the Brenden Mann Foundation Chair in Law and Religion and Vice Dean for Faculty and Research at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law; Visiting Professor and Oscar M. Ruebhausen Distinguished Fellow at Yale Law School; and Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America. Recent Stories Jun 22, 2022 SCOTUS ensures religious groups won’t be left out of public funding Dec 15, 2021 Is the Christmas tree a religious symbol under the law? Dec 3, 2020 The Supreme Court ruling on synagogue reopenings, explained