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Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act Of 2000: The Land Use Provisions Are Both Unconstitutional And Unnecessary, Ada-Marie Walsh
Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act Of 2000: The Land Use Provisions Are Both Unconstitutional And Unnecessary, Ada-Marie Walsh
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 was Congress 'response to the Supreme Court's striking down of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in City of Boerne v. Flores. In promulgating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, Congress, inter alia, sought to protect the free exercise of religion from excessive governmental meddling while remedying discrimination suffered by religious individuals and groups in the area of land use. In dealing solely with land use provisions of the RLUIPA, the author argues that the Religious Land Use and lnstitutionalized Person Act is unconstitutional because it violates the Establishment …
Free? Exercise, Marci A. Hamilton
Why Political Reliance On Religiously Grounded Morality Does Not Violate The Establishment Clause, Michael J. Perry
Why Political Reliance On Religiously Grounded Morality Does Not Violate The Establishment Clause, Michael J. Perry
William & Mary Law Review
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Accommodation And Equal Liberty, Lisa Schultz Bressman
Accommodation And Equal Liberty, Lisa Schultz Bressman
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Religion And The First Amendment: Some Causes Of The Recent Confusion, Carl H. Esbeck
Religion And The First Amendment: Some Causes Of The Recent Confusion, Carl H. Esbeck
William & Mary Law Review
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A Dickensian Era Of Religious Rights: An Update On Religious Human Rights In Global Perspective, John Witte Jr.
A Dickensian Era Of Religious Rights: An Update On Religious Human Rights In Global Perspective, John Witte Jr.
William & Mary Law Review
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Religion, Rationality, And Special Treatment, Jane Rutherford
Religion, Rationality, And Special Treatment, Jane Rutherford
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
Religion has always played a major role in American society, both politically and socially. Its influence on the Constitution is expressed in the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses. Why is religion given special treatment by the Constitution? In this Article, Professor Jane Rutherford makes a structural argument for religious liberty. Rutherford posits that religion is treated differently not because of the content of its views, but because of the various other functions it serves, such as providing voices for outsiders and advancing non-market values. Rutherford concludes that we should return to more serious enforcement of the Establishment and Free Exercise …