Kelly Shakelford hosts the show today and he is joined by co-host, Jeremy Dys. Also joining them is Ken Klukowski, he discusses the big Federal Ct of Appeals argument and the Indiana religious freedom controversy.
Gary Bauer will join in as they discuss the results of the Iowa caucus.
Mr. Klukowski is a legal scholar who has authored eight law review articles, many of which have been cited by various federal courts and top legal journals. He has previously served as Special Deputy Attorney General of Indiana, and worked on faculty at Liberty University School of Law and at various D.C.-based think tanks.
Mr. Klukowski is an experienced journalist, whose columns have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Investor’s Business Daily, and other leading national publications. A national bestselling author, his most recent book is Resurgent: How Constitutional Conservatism Can Save America, published by Simon & Schuster.
He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame, studied history at Arizona State University, earned his law degree from George Mason University, and served as a law clerk to Chief Judge Alice Batchelder on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Liberty Institute represents Cambridge Christian School (CCS) against the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). School officials asked the association for permission to offer a pre-kickoff prayer over the loud speaker of the Citrus Bowl before the state high school football championship game. The FHSAA forbade the school from praying. They argued that somehow this private prayer could be viewed as an endorsement of religion since the students would be praying on government property. Liberty Institute sent a demand letter to FHSAA on January 26, claiming that the prayer was constitutionally protected private religious speech and that FHSAA violated the religious liberty of the students and administrators of Cambridge Christian School.
After leaving the Reagan White House, Bauer became President of the Family Research Council and a Senior Vice President of Focus on the Family.
Bauer took his pro-family, pro-life message across the country during the 2000 Republican presidential primaries and debates.
Today, Bauer serves as Chairman of Campaign for Working Families PAC, dedicated to electing conservative candidates to Congress, and as President of American Values, an educational non-profit organization. He writes a weekly column at Human Events and co-hosts a weekend talk show on Sirius/XM Radio.
In 1973, Bauer received his law degree from Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C. He is married to the former Carol Hoke, and lives in Virginia. Gary and Carol have three grown children.