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February 4, 2015: The Sanctions Crowd Want War With Iran, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Sanctions Crowd Want War with Iran“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

January 31, 2015: How To Think About Constitutional Government, Bruce Ledewitz

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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.

January 28, 2015: Politics At The Water's Edge, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Politics at the Water's Edge“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

January 24, 2015: More Nihilism On Abortion, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “More Nihilism on Abortion“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

January 21, 2015: We’Re On A Crash Course, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “We’re On a Crash Course“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

January 18, 2015: How Serious Is Global Warming, Really?, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “ How Serious is Global Warming, Really?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

January 14, 2015: Heidegger And The Jewish Question, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Heidegger and the Jewish Question“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

January 10, 2015: Islam Is Violence, Judaism Is Exclusion, Capitalism Is Inequality, Christianity Is Colonialism, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Islam is Violence, Judaism is Exclusion, Capitalism is Inequality, Christianity is Colonialism“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

January 8, 2015: 29 Nome, Alaska—11 Pittsburgh, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “29 Nome, Alaska—11 Pittsburgh“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

January 2, 2015: What Obama Can Do On Iran, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “What Obama Can Do On Iran“ 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

Ledewitz Papers

Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals.

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.

Do Corporations Have Religious Beliefs?, Jason Iuliano

Indiana Law Journal

Despite two hundred years of jurisprudence on the topic of corporate personhood, the Supreme Court has failed to endorse a philosophically defensible theory of the corporation. In this Article, I attempt to fill that void. Drawing upon the extensive philosophical literature on personhood and group agency, I argue that corporations qualify as persons in their own right. This leads me to answer the titular question with an emphatic yes. Contrary to how it first seems, that conclusion does not warrant granting expansive constitutional rights to corporations. It actually suggests the opposite. Using the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate as a …

Religiosity In Constitutions And The Status Of Minority Rights, Brandy G. Robinson

Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions

Minority rights and religion have never been topics that are simultaneously considered. However, arguably, the two have relevance, especially when combined with the topic and theory of constitutionalism. Historically and traditionally, minorities have been granted certain rights and have been denied certain rights under various constitutions. These grants and denials relate to cultural differences and values, arguably relating to a culture’s understanding and interpretation of religion.

This article explores the relationship and status of minority rights as it relates to religiosity and constitutionalism. Essentially, there is a correlation between these topics and research shows where certain nations have used religion …

December 30, 2014: The Radical Religious Message Of A Charlie Brown Christmas, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Radical Religious Message of A Charlie Brown Christmas“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 27, 2014: Religion As Tool, Not Identity, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Religion as Tool, Not Identity“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 24, 2014: Christmas Mourning, 2014, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Christmas Mourning, 2014“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 21, 2014: Questioning Capitalism, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Questioning Capitalism“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 18, 2014: Good News On Cuba, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Good News on Cuba“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 14, 2014: The Tough Guys Who Favor Torture, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Tough Guys Who Favor Torture“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 11, 2014: No Justification For Torture, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “No Justification for Torture“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 9, 2014: There Was A Moment, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “There Was a Moment“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

December 6, 2014: The Death Of Meaning In Law And Life, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Death of Meaning in Law and Life“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 30, 2014: More Reasons The Democratic Party Coalition Collapsed, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “More Reasons the Democratic Party Coalition Collapsed“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 26, 2014: Pope Tells Haggard Europe That It Is In Need Of Cultural Renewal, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Pope Tells Haggard Europe that it is in Need of Cultural Renewal“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Closing The Doors To Justice: A Critique Of Pimentel V. Dreyfus And The Application Of Legal Formalism To The Elimination Of Food Assistance Benefits For Legal Immigrants, Hannah Zommick

Seattle University Law Review

This Comment contends that the Ninth Circuit’s opinion in Pimentel v. Dreyfus employed a legal formalist approach and that by applying this framework, the court prevented legal immigrants, who were caught between the strict eligibility restrictions of welfare reform, from asserting their rights through the justice system. The legal formalist approach “treats the law as a set of scientific formulae or principles that are derived from the study of case law. These principles create an internal analytical framework which, when applied to a set of facts, leads the decision maker, through logical deduction, to the correct outcome in a case.” …

November 21, 2014: The Secular Death Penalty, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Secular Death Penalty“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 20, 2014: Not Serving The Interests Of The Country, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “Not Serving the Interests of the Country“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 16, 2014: A Beautiful Movie, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “A Beautiful Movie“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

November 13, 2014: The Climate Deal With China, Bruce Ledewitz

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Blog post, “The Climate Deal with China“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.