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Prayer In Public Schools: Without Heat, How Can There Be Light?, Or Narrative As The Reasonable Way To Discuss The Arational. Report On The Second Annual Law Day Symposium Jointly Sponsored By The Center For First Amendment Rights And The University Of Connecticut School Of Law, Malla Pollack
Malla Pollack
Prayer in public schools cannot be discussed fully without recognizing the high emotions tied to religion -- and the danger of such emotions. Against a historical account of the adoption of the Establishment Clause, this article reports on a conference in which speakers presented disparate approachs to prayer in public schools: (i) the religious objection to allowing the state to undermine religion which is historically tied to Roger Williams; (ii) a narrow allegedly originalist argument in support of the practice; (iii) a suggestion to defuse religious-factionalism by teaching about religion as part of a multi-cultural curriculum; and (iv) a critique …
Preventing A Reign Of Terror: Civil Liberties Implications Of Terrorism Legislation, David B. Kopel, Joseph Olson
Preventing A Reign Of Terror: Civil Liberties Implications Of Terrorism Legislation, David B. Kopel, Joseph Olson
David B Kopel
Domestic terrorism is not a reason to abrogate constitutional rights, argues this 101-page paper, which discusses the 1996 omnibus federal terrorism bill, and other terror proposals. Topics include: scope of the terrorism problem; Britain's mistaken response to terror; use of the military in law enforcement; the Internet; militias; wiretapping; the FBI; and federalizing local crime.