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Why Do Citizens Litigate Over The Posting Of The Ten Commandments? A Case Study From Tennessee, Ross Astoria
Why Do Citizens Litigate Over The Posting Of The Ten Commandments? A Case Study From Tennessee, Ross Astoria
Ross Astoria
In recent years the federal courts have experienced an increase in litigation over a state’s display of the Decalogue. Common explanations for this increase in litigation refer to general political and sociological categories, such as “fundamentalism” and “urbanization,” while abstracting from the actual intentions of individuals attempting to display the Decalogue. To identify these intentions, I provide a detailed case study of three instances of pro-Decalogue advocacy in Tennessee. In this case study, pro-Decalogue advocates situate their political efforts within a narrative of American decline. This narrative is a jeremiad in which the Supreme Court is the origin and agent …
Why Do Citizens Litigate Over The Posting Of The Ten Commandments?, Ross Astoria
Why Do Citizens Litigate Over The Posting Of The Ten Commandments?, Ross Astoria
Ross Astoria
In recent years the federal courts have experienced an increase in litigation over a state’s display of the Decalogue. Common explanations for this increase in litigation refer to general political and sociological categories, such as “fundamentalism” and “urbanization,” while abstracting from the actual intentions of individuals attempting to display the Decalogue. To identify these intentions, I provide a detailed case study of three instances of pro-Decalogue advocacy in Tennessee. In this case study, pro-Decalogue advocates situate their political efforts within a narrative of American decline. This narrative is a jeremiad in which the Supreme Court is the origin and agent …