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A Free Speech Tale Of Two County Clerk Refusals, Caroline Mala Corbin
A Free Speech Tale Of Two County Clerk Refusals, Caroline Mala Corbin
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The ever-expanding Free Speech Clause has made possible claims that would have been unthinkable until recently. This symposium Essay examines the compelled speech claims of two hypothetical county clerks who believe that marriage should be limited to unions between one man and one woman, and who argue that forcing them to issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples compels them to speak in favor of same-sex marriage in violation of the Free Speech Clause.
When a government employee such as a county clerk speaks, she may not be speaking as just a private individual. She may also be speaking …
Government Employee Religion, Caroline Mala Corbin
Government Employee Religion, Caroline Mala Corbin
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Picture a county clerk who refuses to issue a marriage license to an LGBT couple or a city bus driver who insists on wearing a hijab. The clerk is fired for failing to fulfill job responsibilities and the bus driver for violating official dress codes. Both claim that their termination violates the First Amendment speech and religion clauses.
There is a well-developed First Amendment government employee speech jurisprudence. Less developed is the doctrine and literature for First Amendment government employee religion. The existing Free Exercise Clause jurisprudence usually does not specifically account for the government employee context. This Article attempts …
Justice Scalia, The Establishment Clause, And Christian Privilege, Caroline Mala Corbin
Justice Scalia, The Establishment Clause, And Christian Privilege, Caroline Mala Corbin
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Commentary: Exploiting Mixed Speech, Caroline Mala Corbin
Commentary: Exploiting Mixed Speech, Caroline Mala Corbin
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The Supreme Court has been taking advantage of mixed speech—that is, speech that is both private and governmental—to characterize challenged speech in a way that ultimately permits the government to sponsor Christian speech. In Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, a free speech case where the government accepted a Christian Ten Commandments monument but rejected a Summum Seven Aphorisms monument, the Court held that privately donated monuments displayed in public parks were government speech as opposed to private speech and therefore not subject to free speech limits on viewpoint discrimination. In Town of Greece v. Galloway, an establishment case …
Taking Initiatives: Reconciling Race, Religion, Media And Democracy In The Quest For Marriage Equality, Anthony E. Varona
Taking Initiatives: Reconciling Race, Religion, Media And Democracy In The Quest For Marriage Equality, Anthony E. Varona
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Federal Philosophy Of Science: A Deconstruction- And A Reconstruction, Susan Haack
Federal Philosophy Of Science: A Deconstruction- And A Reconstruction, Susan Haack
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God-Talk In The Age Of Obama: Theology And Religious Political Engagement, Charlton C. Copeland
God-Talk In The Age Of Obama: Theology And Religious Political Engagement, Charlton C. Copeland
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A Nation At Prayer, A Nation In Hate: Apartheid In South Africa, Tamara Rice Lave
A Nation At Prayer, A Nation In Hate: Apartheid In South Africa, Tamara Rice Lave
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