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Richard W Garnett

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The Worms And The Octopus: Religious Freedom, Pluralism, And Conservatism, Richard Garnett Nov 2015

The Worms And The Octopus: Religious Freedom, Pluralism, And Conservatism, Richard Garnett

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formidable challenge for an academic lawyer hoping to productively engage and intelligently assess “American Conservative Thought and Politics” is answering the question, “what, exactly, are we talking about?” The question is difficult, the subject is elusive. “American conservatism” has always been protean, liquid, and variegated – more a loosely connected or casually congregating group of conservatisms than a cohesive and coherent worldview or program. There has always been a variety of conservatives and conservatisms – a great many shifting combinations of nationalism and localism, piety and rationalism, energetic entrepreneurism and romanticization of the rural, skepticism and crusading idealism, elitism and …


Rick Garnett Was Quoted In The La Time Article Supreme Court Sides With Muslim Girl Denied A Job Over Head Scarf On June 1, 2015, Richard Garnett Jun 2015

Rick Garnett Was Quoted In The La Time Article Supreme Court Sides With Muslim Girl Denied A Job Over Head Scarf On June 1, 2015, Richard Garnett

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Rick Garnett was quoted in the LA Time article Supreme Court sides with Muslim girl denied a job over head scarf on June 1. Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett saw the decision as reflecting the nation’s broad support for religious liberty. “The free exercise of religion takes place every day, not just on holy days, and in all aspects of life, including work,” he said.


Viewpoint: Correcting Misimpressions About Religious Freedom, Richard Garnett Apr 2015

Viewpoint: Correcting Misimpressions About Religious Freedom, Richard Garnett

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Op-ed Viewpoint: Correcting misimpressions about religious freedom by Rick Garnett was published in the South Bend Tribune on March 26, 2015.


Rick Garnett Was Quoted In The Usa Today Article What The ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Really Means For Indiana On March 31, 2015, Richard Garnett Apr 2015

Rick Garnett Was Quoted In The Usa Today Article What The ‘Religious Freedom’ Law Really Means For Indiana On March 31, 2015, Richard Garnett

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Rick Garnett was quoted in the USA Today article What the ‘religious freedom’ law really means for Indianaon March 31. "It's not right to see RFRA as a response or a reaction to what's happening with sexual orientation discrimination or marriage," said University of Notre Dame law professor Richard Garnett, who supports the law. "It is bigger than that."


Op-Ed: Worth Worrying About? Same-Sex Marriage & Religious Freedom - Commonweal, July 17, 2013, Richard Garnett Jan 2014

Op-Ed: Worth Worrying About? Same-Sex Marriage & Religious Freedom - Commonweal, July 17, 2013, Richard Garnett

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Op-ed: Worth Worrying About? Same-Sex Marriage & Religious Freedom in Commonweal The late-June release of the Supreme Court’s more controversial or culturally salient decisions has become a major media event—like the Oscars, or the election-day tallying of the midnight ballots from Dixville Notch. Refreshing, if archaic, rules prohibiting cameras and live broadcasting from the Court cause tens of thousands to glue themselves to celebrity law-reporters’ Twitter feeds and the SCOTUSBlog webcast.