Matthew Staver

Dean and Professor of Law, Liberty University

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Dean and professor of law at Liberty University law school and founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, a Christian legal advocacy group based in Orlando that supports efforts to stop gay marriage and abortion.

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For the first time in history: a US Supreme Court without a white, anglo-saxon protestant member. That’s what Elena Kagan’s confirmation would mean. Today: does religion matter?

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