Religious Liberty and the American Supreme Court - The Essential Cases and Documents

Throughout American history, legal battles concerning the First Amendment''s protection of religious liberty have been among the most contentious issue of the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution. Religious Liberty and the American Supreme Court: The Essential Cases and Documents, second edition, represents the most authoritative and up-to-date overview of the landmark cases that have defined religious freedom in America. Noted religious liberty expert Vincent Philip Munoz provides carefully edited excerpts from 77 of the most important Supreme Court religious liberty cases. In addition, Munoz''s substantive introduction offers an overview on the constitutional history of religious liberty in America. Introductory headnotes to each case provides the constitutional and historical context. Religious Liberty and the American Supreme Court is an indispensable resource for anyone interested matters of religious freedom from the Republic''s earliest days to current debates.>

Product details

• Authors: Vincent Phillip Munoz, Vincent Phillip Muñoz
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 08.01.2026
• EAN: 9798216374862
• ISBN: 9798216374862
• No. of pages: 816
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Judicial Branch, Religion & politics, Religion and Politics, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Constitution: government & the state, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State, Constitution: government and the state