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Equal Liberty In Proportion, Joshua E. Weishart
Equal Liberty In Proportion, Joshua E. Weishart
William & Mary Law Review
As federal law continues to devolve more education policy making to states, state courts will remain a primary forum for settling education rights. State fora do not inspire confidence, however, because their doctrine is so uncertain. A majority of state supreme courts do not specify a level of scrutiny and at times seem to be improvising judicial review. The resulting decisions can exhibit a troubling lack of foresight. Most notably, while federal doctrine increasingly reveals the interrelation of liberty and equality claims, state courts have failed to capitalize on that point—even though their decisions were among the first to concede …
The Children We Abandon: Religious Exemptions To Child Welfare And Education Law As Denials Of Equal Protection To Children Of Religious Objectors, James G. Dwyer
Faculty Publications
The story of children who die because their parents, in observance of their own religious principles, withhold conventional medical treatment from them is a familiar one. In this Article, James G. Dwyer shows that the phenomenon of parents denying secular benefits to their children for religious reasons goes far beyond these few highly publicized cases, extending into the realm of education as well as medical care. Moreover, Dr. Dwyer shows that the federal and state governments endorse this practice by statutorily exempting 'religious objector' parents from otherwise generally applicable compulsory child care and education laws. He argues that courts addressing …
A Constitutional Right To Home Instruction?, Neal Devins
A Constitutional Right To Home Instruction?, Neal Devins
Faculty Publications
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Standing And Adverseness In Challenges Of Tax Exemptions For Discriminatory Public Schools, Thomas Mccoy, Neal Devins
Standing And Adverseness In Challenges Of Tax Exemptions For Discriminatory Public Schools, Thomas Mccoy, Neal Devins
Faculty Publications
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