One aspect of recent developments in the religious clause jurisprudence you describe leaves me puzzled, and I wonder if you…
“. . . by law established”: A transatlantic dialogue
Establishment Clause
Why not just abolish the religion clauses?
“What is a church in the mind of a secular American today?” “How does US law imagine religion?” and “Where…
Churches and public schools
On April 3rd, 2014, The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld (by overturning the judgment of…
Everson’s Children
Everson v. Board of Education is considered a landmark of First Amendment jurisprudence. That 1947 case marks the first time…
Beyond establishment
Religious freedom and religious establishment have come to mean many things to many people. This is, in part, because of…
Going to law
Last week, in the first week of its October 2011 term, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in a suit…
Debating religious freedom in Dissent
The latest issue of Dissent features an argument (sub. req.) by Austin Dacey and Colin Koproske against the prevailing understanding…
Religious statements by government officials
Recently, the newly-elected governor of Alabama made headlines by making a public statement in a church following his inauguration, in…
Religion, the state, and a changing court
In a New York Times opinion piece, Linda Greenhouse raises questions about how today's Supreme Court might take a different approach…
The cross: more than religion?
On Wednesday, April 28, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in Salazar v. Buono, its latest effort…