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Forgotten Federal-Missionary Partnerships: New Light On The Establishment Clause, Nathan Chapman Jan 2020

Forgotten Federal-Missionary Partnerships: New Light On The Establishment Clause, Nathan Chapman

Scholarly Works

Americans have long disputed whether the government may support religious instruction as part of an elementary education. Since Everson v. Board of Education (1947), the Supreme Court has gradually articulated a doctrine that permits states to provide funds, indirectly through vouchers and in some cases directly through grants, to religious schools for the nonreligious goods they provide. Unlike most other areas of Establishment Clause jurisprudence, however, the Court has not built this doctrine on a historical foundation. In fact, in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer (2017), the dissenters from this doctrine were the ones to rely on the founding-era record.

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The Concept Of Religion, Eduardo M. Peñalver Nov 2014

The Concept Of Religion, Eduardo M. Peñalver

Eduardo M. Peñalver

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Religion, Establishment, And The Northwest Ordinance: A Closer Look At An Accommodationist Argument, Thomas Nathan Peters Jan 2001

Religion, Establishment, And The Northwest Ordinance: A Closer Look At An Accommodationist Argument, Thomas Nathan Peters

Kentucky Law Journal

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The Concept Of Religion, Eduardo M. Peñalver Dec 1997

The Concept Of Religion, Eduardo M. Peñalver

Cornell Law Faculty Publications


"The Liberal Agenda": Biblical Values And The First Amendment, Burton Caine Jan 1997

"The Liberal Agenda": Biblical Values And The First Amendment, Burton Caine

Touro Law Review

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Toward A General Theory Of The Establishment Clause, Daniel O. Conkle Jan 1988

Toward A General Theory Of The Establishment Clause, Daniel O. Conkle

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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