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Associations And The Constitution: Four Questions About Four Freedoms, Nelson Tebbe
Associations And The Constitution: Four Questions About Four Freedoms, Nelson Tebbe
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
When should a constitutional democracy allow private associations to discriminate? That question has become prominent once again, not only in the United States but abroad as well. John Inazu provides a provocative answer in his impressive Article, The Four Freedoms and the Future of Religious Liberty. According to his proposal, “strong pluralism,” associations should have a constitutional right to limit membership on any ground, including race. Strong pluralism articulates only three limits: It does not apply to the government, to commercial entities, or to monopolistic groups. In this Response, I raise four questions about Four Freedoms. First, I ask why …