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Constitutional Protection Of Freedom Of Expression In The United States As It Affects Defamation Law, Oscar S. Gray
Constitutional Protection Of Freedom Of Expression In The United States As It Affects Defamation Law, Oscar S. Gray
Faculty Scholarship
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The Case Against A Right To Religion-Based Exemptions, Ellis M. West
The Case Against A Right To Religion-Based Exemptions, Ellis M. West
Political Science Faculty Publications
When, if ever, does the free exercise clause of the first amendment give an individual or organization the right to disobey with impunity a valid law of the state? This question is being discussed with increasing frequency and intensity because of the growing number of persons and groups who are going to the courts and claiming such a right on the grounds that the application of certain laws to them would burden their free exercise of religion. Almost all the individuals and some of the groups who claim such a right do so because the laws to which they object …
Art, Obscenity And The First Amendment, Judith Bresler
Art, Obscenity And The First Amendment, Judith Bresler
Articles & Chapters
Symposium on Law and the Visual Arts: Art, the First Amendment and the NEA Controversy
Barnette And Johnson: A Tale Of Two Opinions, Lackland H. Bloom Jr.
Barnette And Johnson: A Tale Of Two Opinions, Lackland H. Bloom Jr.
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Among other things, the final two years of the 1980s could well be remembered as a period of patriotic symbols, especially in the area of American constitutional law. During the summer of 1988, debate in the presidential campaign turned to the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. George Bush criticized Michael Dukakis for vetoing a Massachusetts bill that would have required public school teachers to lead their students in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Dukakis defended his action by citing an advisory opinion he had requested from the Supreme Court of Massachusetts which concluded that the bill violated the first …