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New Light On The History Of Free Exercise Exemptions: The Debates In Two Eighteenth-Century State Legislatures, Stanton D. Krauss Dec 2022

New Light On The History Of Free Exercise Exemptions: The Debates In Two Eighteenth-Century State Legislatures, Stanton D. Krauss

Catholic University Law Review

As Justice Gorsuch pointed out in his concurring opinion in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 138 S. Ct. 1719, 1734 (2018), there is an ongoing debate about whether the First Amendment ever requires the recognition of religion-based exemptions to neutral and generally applicable laws. The leading proponent of such exemptions has argued that the original understanding of the Free Exercise Clause supports his claim, and that the existence of such exemptions in preconstitutional American statutes – which he believed to have been granted because legislators thought them mandated by “the free exercise principle” – is one factor …


"Shouting 'Fire' In A Theater": The Life And Times Of Constitutional Law's Most Enduring Analogy, Carlton F.W. Larson Oct 2015

"Shouting 'Fire' In A Theater": The Life And Times Of Constitutional Law's Most Enduring Analogy, Carlton F.W. Larson

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

In 1919, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes introduced the specter of a man falsely shouting “fire” in a theater into First Amendment law. Nearly one hundred years later, this remains the most enduring analogy in constitutional law. It has been relied on in hundreds of constitutional cases, and it has permeated popular discourse on the scope of individual rights.

This Article examines both the origins and the later life of Holmes’s theater analogy. Part I is a detective story, seeking to solve the mystery of how Holmes came up with this particular example. This story takes us to the forgotten world …


The Brandeis Gambit: The Making Of America's "First Freedom," 1909-1931, Bradley C. Bobertz Feb 1999

The Brandeis Gambit: The Making Of America's "First Freedom," 1909-1931, Bradley C. Bobertz

William & Mary Law Review

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The Pentagon Papers Case: Recovering Its Meaning Twenty Years Later, David Rudenstine Jun 1991

The Pentagon Papers Case: Recovering Its Meaning Twenty Years Later, David Rudenstine

Cardozo Law Review

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Press Privacy And Malice: Reflections On New York Times Co. V. Sullivan, Irving R. Kaufman Jan 1984

Press Privacy And Malice: Reflections On New York Times Co. V. Sullivan, Irving R. Kaufman

Cardozo Law Review

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The Irrelevance Of The Constitution: The Religion Clauses Of The First Amendment And The Supreme Court, Philip B. Kurland Jan 1978

The Irrelevance Of The Constitution: The Religion Clauses Of The First Amendment And The Supreme Court, Philip B. Kurland

Villanova Law Review

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Book Review Of Legacy Of Suppression, James P. Whyte Jr. Mar 1962

Book Review Of Legacy Of Suppression, James P. Whyte Jr.

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.