From SSRN’s list of most frequently downloaded law and religion papers posted in the last 60 days, here are the current top five.  Since last week, Alvare has remained at #1, Perry has remained at #2, Newman has remained at #3, Sepper joins the list at #4, and Smith & Corbin’s exchange moves down to #5, replacing Berg’s article.

1. No Compelling Interest: The ‘Birth Control’ Mandate and Religious Freedom by Helen M. Alvare (George Mason U., School of Law) [209 downloads]

2. The Morality of Human Rights by Michael J. Perry (Emory U., School of Law) [208 downloads]

3. On the Trinity Western University Controversy: An Argument for a Christian Law School in Canada by Dwight G. Newman (U. of Saskatchewan, College of Law) [150 downloads]

4. Contraception and the Birth of Corporate Conscience  by Elizabeth Sepper (Washington U., School of Law [103 downloads]

5. Debate: The Contraception Mandate and Religious Freedom by Steven Douglas Smith (U. of Miami School of Law) and Caroline Mala Corbin (U. of San Diego School of Law) [84 downloads]