A Critical History of the Separation of Church and State
Whether in the form of Christmas trees in town squares or prayer in school, fierce disputes over the separation of church and state have long bedeviled this country. This book argues that the separation of church and state primarily manifests and reinforces Christian domination in American society.
Conflict is the essence of civil liberty. Individual, or group, rights are rarely, if ever, recognized without a struggle. From the day that King John was forced at Runnymede to acknowledge that his barons had certain prerogatives, to the present era, when racial minorities, women, and gays and lesbians fight for a place at the table, the din of ......
Conflict is the essence of civil liberty. Individual, or group, rights are rarely, if ever, recognized without a struggle. From the day that King John was forced at Runnymede to acknowledge that his barons had certain prerogatives, to the present era, when racial minorities, women, and gays and lesbians fight for a place at the table, the din of ......
Discusses the American racial scene, touching on such issues as the role of minorities in an age of global markets and competition, the black left, the rise of the black right, black crime, feminism, law reform, and the economics of racial discrimination.
Examining the history behind the writing of the religion clauses of the First Amendment, this book focuses on the courts' interpretations of these clauses over the centuries. It also includes the debates in Congress over their application, especially as regards prayer in the public schools.
This study strives to illustrate the lingering second-class status of women under the current legal system in the United States, and questions whether a one-size-fits-all vision of individual rights will ever improve the situation.
The Supreme Court and Minorities in Contemporary America
Studies the role of the US Supreme Court in race relations policy. This work argues that the Supreme Court considers the disadvantages imposed on whites - and not the character of harm suffered by blacks - to determine the measure of relief that it grants victims of racial injustice.
Pohlman calls for the interpretation of Holmes as a moderate defender of free speech, affording insight into Holmes's basic understanding of American constitutionalism. He argues that Holmes's crucial role was in developing the radical idea that the Constitution is a living entity.
The right to a jury trial is a fundamental feature of the American justice system. In recent years, however, aspects of the civil jury system have increasingly come under attack.
