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Recent Cases, Susan E. Dominick, Robert D. Butters, Walter T. Eccard
Recent Cases, Susan E. Dominick, Robert D. Butters, Walter T. Eccard
Vanderbilt Law Review
The first amendment guarantee of free exercise of religion, although couched in absolute terms, has never been considered an absolute right. The first significant free exercise case, Reynolds v.United States,' upheld the conviction of a Mormon polygamist who claimed a religious exemption from the bigamy laws on the basis of the first amendment. The Court held that while Congress was left powerless to legislate in matters of mere opinion, it was nonetheless" left free to reach actions which were in violation of social duties or subversive of good order."'
Susan E. Dominick
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The instant decision appears to be the …
Business Associations--1959 Tennessee Survey, F. Hodge O'Neal
Business Associations--1959 Tennessee Survey, F. Hodge O'Neal
Vanderbilt Law Review
The Eighty-first General Assembly enacted a considerable number of significant statutes affecting business organizations or their activities. One of the new statutes made important changes in the Securities Law of 1955. Several of the statutes were designed, or at least professed to be designed, to encourage the commercial and industrial development of Tennessee. On the other hand, Tennessee courts handed down during the survey period only two or three opinions touching on business associations questions, and those questions were of but little importance. In general, this article discusses the statutes first, then the judicial decisions.