On Sunday, the Boston Globe published a cogent, concise and compelling op-ed by Kent Greenfield  on the issue of religious exemptions for corporations as raised in the Hobby Lobby case.

Professor Greenfield argues that corporations can have a conscious, but that corporations should not use religion to avoid regulations — and thus gain a competitive advantage — "claims of religious conscience could liberate companies to become bad actors in the economy and society at large. Instead of sacrifice, corporate conscience could devolve to sacrilege."

In last week's post, I took a similar position in my post on Hobby Lobby, "More or Less?".

-Anne Tucker

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Anne Tucker teaches and researches contracts, corporations, securities regulations, and investment funds.

Tucker’s research focuses on three areas of business law. The first is on the regulation and administration of funds (both public and private funds) and how pooled investments can achieve significant…

Anne Tucker teaches and researches contracts, corporations, securities regulations, and investment funds.

Tucker’s research focuses on three areas of business law. The first is on the regulation and administration of funds (both public and private funds) and how pooled investments can achieve significant personal and social ends, such as retirement security and private funding for social entrepreneurship. Second, she focuses on impact investing and contract terms that reinforce impact objectives alongside financial returns. Third, she studies corporate governance, including the role of institutional investors as shareholders. Read More