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Defeating The Super Pacs That Distort Our Political Process, Bruce Ledewitz
Defeating The Super Pacs That Distort Our Political Process, Bruce Ledewitz
Ledewitz Papers
Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals.
The Original Meaning Of "God": Using The Language Of The Framing Generation To Create A Coherent Establishment Clause Jurisprudence, Michael I. Meyerson
The Original Meaning Of "God": Using The Language Of The Framing Generation To Create A Coherent Establishment Clause Jurisprudence, Michael I. Meyerson
All Faculty Scholarship
The Supreme Court’s attempt to create a standard for evaluating whether the Establishment Clause is violated by religious governmental speech, such as the public display of the Ten Commandments or the Pledge of Allegiance, is a total failure. The Court’s Establishment Clause jurisprudence has been termed “convoluted,” “a muddled mess,” and “a polite lie.” Unwilling to either allow all governmental religious speech or ban it entirely, the Court is in need of a coherent standard for distinguishing the permissible from the unconstitutional. Thus far, no Justice has offered such a standard.
A careful reading of the history of the framing …
January 31, 2015: How To Think About Constitutional Government, Bruce Ledewitz
January 31, 2015: How To Think About Constitutional Government, Bruce Ledewitz
Hallowed Secularism
Blog post, “How to Think About Constitutional Government“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.
An Addendum In Light Of Recent Developments, Bruce Ledewitz
An Addendum In Light Of Recent Developments, Bruce Ledewitz
Ledewitz Papers
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Beyond Edmunds: The State Constitutional Legacy Of Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille, Bruce Ledewitz
Beyond Edmunds: The State Constitutional Legacy Of Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille, Bruce Ledewitz
Ledewitz Papers
Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals.