Religion on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and DocumentsFrom colonial times to the present, an insightful examination of how courts have determined the extent to which religion is accommodated in American public life.
This volume chronicles such groundbreaking cases as the 1991 decision ordering blood transfusions for children of Christian Scientists in Norwood Hospital v. Munoz and the infamous case, Engel v. Vitale, that banned prayer in schools and ignited calls for Chief Justice Earl Warren's impeachment. The work addresses such inflammatory contemporary disputes as prayer in schools, allegiance to the flag, and the display of religious symbols on public property, and the impact they have had on American society.
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However, the courts have held that any favoritism on the part of the government can be a violation of the Establishment ... The Supreme Court has also recognized, however, that students as individuals have a constitutional right to ...
The U.S. Supreme Court held in Min- ersville School District v. Gobitis that Jehovah's Witnesses could not be excused from reciting the pledge of allegiance in school. Chapter 4 details the aftermath and impact of this famous case.
In contrast, the Supreme Court decision in Epperson that such statutes were illegal nationwide had a far-reaching ... In this curious decision, a bitterly divided Court decided that the city's financing of a crèche on public land in ...
The Supreme Court decided in these cases that although the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment guarantees freedom to practice religion, there are limits to what the law will accommodate. Polygamy was not accommodated despite ...
Justice Scalia, writing for the majority, decided to jettison the Court's compelled accommodation test—a test used to guarantee the right of religious practice. The majority opinion held that there were very few instances when a ...