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An Examination Of The United States Supreme Court's Recent Establishment Clause Rulings In Mccreary County, Ky. V. American Civil Liberties Union And Van Order V. Perry, Joanna L. Suyes Jan 2006

An Examination Of The United States Supreme Court's Recent Establishment Clause Rulings In Mccreary County, Ky. V. American Civil Liberties Union And Van Order V. Perry, Joanna L. Suyes

Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest

Responding to a question concerning whether or not his followers should pay taxes to the Roman government, the Bible records that Jesus answered, "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's." This statement, quoted in the Bible's Gospel of Matthew, has been called one of the "most revolutionary and history-making utterances that ever fell from those lips divine.",While the famous words of Jesus make clear the existence of a distinction between the realms of religion and government, they shed little light on the type of balance that should be struck between them.


Speech Of Government Employees, Ann C. Hodges Jan 2006

Speech Of Government Employees, Ann C. Hodges

Law Faculty Publications

For many years, government employment was considered a privilege rather than a right, and, as a result, the government could place restrictions on employee speech that would be unconstitutional if applied to citizens.


Matters Of Public Concern Standard In Free Speech Cases, Ann C. Hodges Jan 2006

Matters Of Public Concern Standard In Free Speech Cases, Ann C. Hodges

Law Faculty Publications

The public concern standard has operated primarily in two categories of free-speech cases: those involving speech by government employees and those involving defamation.


An Examination Of The United States Supreme Court's Recent Establishment Clause Rulings In Mccreary County, Ky. V. American Civil Liberties Union And Van Order V. Perry, Joanna L. Suyes Jan 2006

An Examination Of The United States Supreme Court's Recent Establishment Clause Rulings In Mccreary County, Ky. V. American Civil Liberties Union And Van Order V. Perry, Joanna L. Suyes

Richmond Public Interest Law Review

Responding to a question concerning whether or not his followers should pay taxes to the Roman government, the Bible records that Jesus answered, "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's and unto God the things that are God's." This statement, quoted in the Bible's Gospel of Matthew, has been called one of the "most revolutionary and history-making utterances that ever fell from those lips divine.",While the famous words of Jesus make clear the existence of a distinction between the realms of religion and government, they shed little light on the type of balance that should be struck between them.


Playing Games With The First Amendment: Are Video Games Speech And May Minors' Access To Graphically Violent Video Games Be Restricted?, Gregory K. Laughlin Jan 2006

Playing Games With The First Amendment: Are Video Games Speech And May Minors' Access To Graphically Violent Video Games Be Restricted?, Gregory K. Laughlin

University of Richmond Law Review

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Disciplining Public Employees For Expressive Activity, Ann C. Hodges Jan 2006

Disciplining Public Employees For Expressive Activity, Ann C. Hodges

Law Faculty Publications

A public employee's right to free speech under the First Amendment is not unlimited and employers have the right to discipline employees for expressive activity under certain circumstances (Pickering v. Board of Education, 391 U.S. 563, 1968). The employer has an interest in ensuring that its etnployees do not under1nine its operations or ll1terfere with acco1nplishment of its objectives. At the same time, employees do not give up their constitutional rights when they accept government employment.