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The Legal Origins Of Catholic Conscientious Objection, Jeremy Kessler
The Legal Origins Of Catholic Conscientious Objection, Jeremy Kessler
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
This Article traces the origins of Catholic conscientious objection as a theory and practice of American constitutionalism. It argues that Catholic conscientious objection emerged during the 1960s from a confluence of left-wing and right-wing Catholic efforts to participate in American democratic culture more fully. The refusal of the American government to allow legitimate Catholic conscientious objection to the Vietnam War became a cause célèbre for clerical and lay leaders and provided a blueprint for Catholic legal critiques of other forms of federal regulation in the late 1960s and early 1970s—most especially regulations concerning the provision of contraception and abortion.
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Ada Lois: The Sipuel Story, Ruth E. Swain
Ada Lois: The Sipuel Story, Ruth E. Swain
Women in History & the Law
Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher (1924-1995) applied to the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1946. Her application was denied, and in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Oklahoma had to provide her with the same opportunities for a legal education as it provided other citizens. Rather than admit her to OU, the state established a law school specifically for her. She refused to attend, and her attorneys argued that the school did not afford the same educational opportunities as OU. The Oklahoma Attorney General conceded, and Fisher was …
An Essay On The Moral And Political Effect Of The Relation Between The Caucasian Master And The African Slave (Part Ii), N. Beverley Tucker
An Essay On The Moral And Political Effect Of The Relation Between The Caucasian Master And The African Slave (Part Ii), N. Beverley Tucker
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An Essay On The Moral And Political Effect Of The Relation Between The Caucasian Master And The African Slave, N. Beverley Tucker
An Essay On The Moral And Political Effect Of The Relation Between The Caucasian Master And The African Slave, N. Beverley Tucker
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Slavery: Review Of Slavery In The United States And The South Vindicated From The Treason And Fanaticism Of The Northern Abolitionists, N. Beverley Tucker
Slavery: Review Of Slavery In The United States And The South Vindicated From The Treason And Fanaticism Of The Northern Abolitionists, N. Beverley Tucker
Faculty Publications
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