…references to God or a supreme being. The federal Constitution also broke with the tradition of religious tests contained in many of the colonial charters and state constitutions when it…
“Introduction to the 200 Years of Johnson v. M’Intosh: Law, Religion, and Native American Lands Series” by Philip P. Arnold, Sandra L. Bigtree, and Adam DJ Brett
…interested in myths, history, and creation narratives. The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Johnson v. M’Intosh (1823) includes all these elements. The Johnson decision illustrates one of the powerful…
“Politics vs. Religion?: The Case of Nicaragua” by Teresa Flores
…the Loss of Nicaraguan Nationality. Both laws create a legal framework to sanction those actions considered harmful to the supreme interests of the nation, turning those who undertake them into…
“Freedom of Thought and Conscience and the Challenges of AI” by Andrea Pin
…U.S. Supreme Court “has never said exactly what [freedom of thought] is.” After all, protecting the freedom of conscience means protecting the fabric of human civilization — something that is…
“‘Luminous and Obscure’: Into the Depths of Constitutional Meaning” by Perry Dane
…the United States Supreme Court. His research and teaching interests include constitutional law and theory, comparative constitutionalism, jurisdiction, religion and the law, legal pluralism, the jurisprudence of Jewish law, conflict of laws, the debate…
“God & Country: A Look at White Christian Nationalism that Both Enlightens and Disappoints” by David Little
…segregation in the name of “Christian values,” holding that federal anti-discrimination policy was also anti-Christian. The anti-Christian part was reinforced by Supreme Court rulings in the early 60s, eliminating prayer…
“John Witte, Jr.’s Contributions to the Study of Sex, Marriage, and Family Law” by Helen Alvaré
…the later twentieth-century Supreme Court decisions ending such children’s legal disabilities. At the same time, and according to the same metric—children’s human rights and adults’ responsibilities to children—he notes that…
“Limited Dominion in Early Modern Political Theologies” by Elisabeth Rain Kincaid and Matthew P. Cavedon
…to tyrants or to those who attempt to limit the “worship of the one supreme and true God.” In addition, Saint Augustine describes the Church as possessing a separate authority,…
“Is Anything Sacred? Trump and the Truths We Hold” by David Little
…rulings of the Supreme Court. This is a particularly critical right, since it means that simply on the basis of birth or naturalization, citizenship and all “the privileges and immunities”…
“Keeping the Faith: What Secular Law Has Taught Me About Religion” by Halim Dhanidina
…times frustrating, but ultimately fulfilling search for truth and understanding. Halim Dhanidina is an associate justice for the Second District of the California Court of Appeal, and the first Muslim…