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Specific Performance And The Thirteenth Amendment, Nathan B. Oman

Nathan B. Oman

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Preaching To The Court House And Judging In The Temple, Nathan B. Oman

Nathan B. Oman

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Washington Supreme Court Upholds State Anti-Spamming Law, Nathan B. Oman

Nathan B. Oman

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Wagering On Religious Liberty, Nathan B. Oman

Nathan B. Oman

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The Story Of A Forgotten Battle, Nathan B. Oman

Nathan B. Oman

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The Supreme Court's Theory Of Private Law, Nathan B. Oman, Jason M. Solomon

Nathan B. Oman

In this Article, we revisit the clash between private law and the First Amendment in the Supreme Court’s recent case, Snyder v. Phelps, using a private-law lens. We are scholars who write about private law as individual justice, a perspective that has been lost in recent years but is currently enjoying something of a revival.

Our argument is that the Supreme Court’s theory of private law has led it down a path that has distorted its doctrine in several areas, including the First Amendment–tort clash in Snyder. In areas that range from punitive damages to preemption, the Supreme Court has …

The (Hoped For) Shallowness Of Progressive Skepticism Towards Religious Freedom, Nathan B. Oman

Nathan B. Oman

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The Empirical Irony Of The Conflict Between Antidiscrimination And Religious Freedom, Nathan B. Oman

Nathan B. Oman

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Law, Religious Change, And Samesex Marriage Posted On, Nathan B. Oman

Nathan B. Oman

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Hobby Lobby, Corporate Law, And The Theory Of The Firm: Why For-Profit Corporations Are Rfra Persons, Alan J. Meese, Nathan B. Oman

Nathan B. Oman

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Glenn Beck Bad News For Religious Conservatism, Nathan B. Oman

Nathan B. Oman

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Doux Commerce, Religion, And The Limits Of Antidiscrimination Law, Nathan B. Oman

Nathan B. Oman

Recent cases involving religious businesses owners who object to providing services for same-sex weddings and resulting lawsuits have generated a vigorous academic and popular debate. That debate centers in part on the proper role of religion in the market. This article develops three theories of the proper relationship between commerce and religion and applies them to these conflicts. The first approach would apply the norms of liberal democratic governments to market actors. The second approach posits that any market outcome is legitimate so long as it results from voluntary contracts. These approaches yield contradictory and indeterminate advice on the conflicts …

Constitutional Law Leading Cases: Judicial Elections, Nathan B. Oman

Nathan B. Oman

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Balanced Budget Amendment Is Dangerous Gimmick, Not Solution, Nathan B. Oman

Nathan B. Oman

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