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A Plea For Constitutional Balance, Stephen M. Feldman
A Plea For Constitutional Balance, Stephen M. Feldman
Stephen M. Feldman
Principle, History, And Power: The Limits Of The First Amendment Religion Clauses, Stephen M. Feldman
Principle, History, And Power: The Limits Of The First Amendment Religion Clauses, Stephen M. Feldman
Stephen M. Feldman
This article addresses whether the religion clauses of the U.S. Constitution prohibit the injection of religious values into political debate. I argue that Christianity hegemonically controls American society and culturally oppresses outgroup religions, particularly the prototypical minority religion of Judaism. I critically analyze how the constitutional principle of separation of church and state contributes to the current orientation of power within American society. I approach the problem of Christian social power from three perspectives: symbolic power, structural power, and the relationship between symbolic and structural power.
Preemption And The Dormant Commerce Clause: Implications For Federal Indian Law, Stephen Feldman
Preemption And The Dormant Commerce Clause: Implications For Federal Indian Law, Stephen Feldman
Stephen M. Feldman
In 1832, the Supreme Court held that states could not extend their laws into Indian country, but over the years the Court has allowed greater and greater state incursions. The Court now recognizes two partial barriers to state power in Indian country: first, any state law that infringes on tribal sovereignty is barred; second, any state law that is preempted by federal law is also barred. Nonetheless, the Court has not clearly identified the sources of constitutional power underlying either of these barriers to state power. This Article argues that each barrier to state power springs from, and should be …