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Exorcising The Clergy Privilege, Christine P. Bartholomew
Exorcising The Clergy Privilege, Christine P. Bartholomew
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This Article debunks the empirical assumption behind the clergy privilege, the evidentiary rule shielding confidential communications with clergy. For over a century, scholars and the judiciary have assumed generous protection is essential to foster and encourage spiritual relationships. Accepting this premise, all fifty states and the District of Columbia have adopted virtually absolute privilege statutes. To test this assumption, this Article distills data from over 700 decisions — making it the first scholarship to analyze state clergy privilege jurisprudence exhaustively. This review finds a privilege in decline: courts have lost faith in the privilege. More surprisingly, though, so have clergy. …
Parental Rights And The State Regulation Of Religious Schools, Matthew J. Steilen
Parental Rights And The State Regulation Of Religious Schools, Matthew J. Steilen
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In Wisconsin v. Yoder, the United States Supreme Court invalidated convictions of several Amish parents for removing their children from school in violation of state mandatory attendance laws. In reaching its decision, the Court argued that protecting the Amish parents’ decisions fit into a longstanding American tradition of giving parents control over the upbringing of their children. Yet the Supreme Court mischaracterized the history of parental rights and state interests in education. Contemporary historical research shows that parents have long ceded a large measure of control to the state in the education of their children. Still, very little has been …
The Case Of The Missing Discipline: Finding Buddhist Legal Studies, Rebecca Redwood French
The Case Of The Missing Discipline: Finding Buddhist Legal Studies, Rebecca Redwood French
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Reforming Child Protection In Response To The Catholic Church Child Sexual Abuse Scandal, Susan Vivian Mangold
Reforming Child Protection In Response To The Catholic Church Child Sexual Abuse Scandal, Susan Vivian Mangold
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Shopping For Religion: The Change In Everyday Religious Practice And Its Importance To The Law, Rebecca Redwood French
Shopping For Religion: The Change In Everyday Religious Practice And Its Importance To The Law, Rebecca Redwood French
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From Yoder To Yoda: Traditional, Modern And Postmodern Models Of Religion In U.S. Constitutional Law, Rebecca Redwood French
From Yoder To Yoda: Traditional, Modern And Postmodern Models Of Religion In U.S. Constitutional Law, Rebecca Redwood French
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Faith And The Liberal Legal Order: An Appreciative Response To Shaffer And The Symbolism Workshop, Elizabeth B. Mensch
Faith And The Liberal Legal Order: An Appreciative Response To Shaffer And The Symbolism Workshop, Elizabeth B. Mensch
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Lamas, Oracles, Channels, And The Law: Reconsidering Religion And Social Theory, Rebecca Redwood French
Lamas, Oracles, Channels, And The Law: Reconsidering Religion And Social Theory, Rebecca Redwood French
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The Cosmology Of Law In Buddhist Tibet, Rebecca Redwood French
The Cosmology Of Law In Buddhist Tibet, Rebecca Redwood French
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Islamic International Law And Public International Law: Separate Expressions Of World Order, David A. Westbrook
Islamic International Law And Public International Law: Separate Expressions Of World Order, David A. Westbrook
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The Politics Of Virtue: Animals, Theology, And Abortion, Elizabeth B. Boyer, Alan Freeman
The Politics Of Virtue: Animals, Theology, And Abortion, Elizabeth B. Boyer, Alan Freeman
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Religion, Revival, And The Ruling Class: A Critical History Of Trinity Church, Elizabeth B. Mensch
Religion, Revival, And The Ruling Class: A Critical History Of Trinity Church, Elizabeth B. Mensch
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