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: Life of a Law StudentConstitutional Law II #31: Public Displays and Free Exercise
By Neil
In this, our final episode for Constitutional Law II, we will examine public religious displays (such as nativity scenes and the Ten Commandments), as well as briefly consider the Free Exercise of religion.
Lynch v. Donnelly (SCOTUS, 1984)
Allegheny County v. Greater Pittsburgh ACLU (SCOTUS, 1989)
Stone v. Graham (SCOTUS, 1980)
McReary County v. ACLU of Kentucky (SCOTUS, 2005)
Van Orden v. Perry (SCOTUS, 2005)
Smith v. Employment Division (SCOTUS, 1990)
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Full post as published by Life of a Law Student on November 18, 2006 (boomark / email).
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