Exploring Law and Religion in Global Context: A Month with the Mattone Center
For 15 years, the Denise ’90 and Michael ’91 Mattone Center for Law and Religion has been a vibrant forum for exploring the intersection of law and religion across domestic, international, and...
Mattone Center for Law and Religion Welcomes 2025–2026 Student Fellows
Each year, the Denise ’90 and Michael ’91 Mattone Center for Law and Religion selects student fellows who contribute to the Center’s mission of providing an unrivaled forum for exploring law and...
Law Matters: A Conversation With Professor Mark Movsesian
This is the first installment of Law Matters, our new Q&A format story series bringing Jelani Jefferson Exum, the Law School's Dean and Rose DiMartino and Karen Sue Smith Professor of Law, into...
The Mattone Center for Law and Religion Hosts its Inaugural Directors Summit
On January 23, 2025, St. John’s Denise ‘90 and Michael ‘91 Mattone Center for Law and Religion hosted its inaugural Center Directors Summit at the New York Athletic Club in Manhattan. The event, the...
The Mattone Center for Law and Religion Launches a YouTube Channel and Video Series
This month, the Law School’s Denise ‘90 and Michael ‘91 Mattone Center for Law and Religion launched its YouTube channel, featuring content that includes podcast episodes; a new video series called...
Mattone Center For Law And Religion Names New Student Fellows
The Law School’s Denise ’90 and Michael ’91 Mattone Center for Law and Religion has announced its student fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. “Our student fellows are a vital part of the Mattone...
Mattone Center for Law and Religion and Journal of Catholic Legal Studies Co-Host Symposium on SCOTUS Public School Prayer Case
At a recent symposium co-hosted by the Law School’s Mattone Center for Law and Religion and Journal of Catholic Legal Studies at Manhattan’s New York Athletic Club, leading legal scholars convened...
St. John’s University School of Law Names the Denise ‘90 and Michael ‘91 Mattone Center for Law and Religion
Dean Michael A. Simons announced today that the Center for Law and Religion at St. John's Law will be named in honor of alumni Denise Melillo Mattone and Michael X. Mattone, in recognition of their...
Symposium Spotlights the Rise of the Nones and American Law
At a recent symposium co-hosted by the Law School’s Center for Law and Religion and Journal of Catholic Legal Studies ( JCLS), leading legal scholars convened with an 80-person audience at Manhattan’s...
Center for Law and Religion Hosts Conversation on SCOTUS Religion Cases
On January 25, 2023, St. John’s Center for Law and Religion hosted Law and Religion at the Supreme Court: New Directions, a conversation with Hon. Richard Sullivan (Second Circuit) and Hon. Rachel...