Religion and American Law - An Encyclopedia

Sommario

A Sampling Of The Coverage: Atheism and Agnosticism * Black Churches in the Antebellum South * Barron v. Baltimore * William Brennan * Cantwell v. Connecticut * Catholics * Church Property after the American Revolution * Cleveland v. United States * Cults and the Law * Drugs, Religion, and the Law * Flag Salute Cases * Hawaiian Native Religion and American Law * In God We Trust * Jefferson and Religion * Labor Law and Religion * John Leland * Maryland Toleration Act (1649) * McCollum v. Board of Education * Native American Religion * Pledge of Allegiance * William Rehnquist * Snake-Handling Sects * Sunday Mails * Trial of Anne Hutchinson

Riassunto

Encompassing cases from the colonial period to the Supreme Court's important decisions in 1997, this pioneering volume is written in a clear, concise style that will be useful to professionals and specialists and accessible to students.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Paul Finkelman (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.1999
• EAN: 9780815307501
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-0750-1
• Pagine: 620
• Peso: 1310 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, LAW / Courts, LAW / Reference, HISTORY / United States / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, RELIGION / Reference, HISTORY / Reference, LAW / Trial Practice, Religion: general, Reference works, Social issues & processes, Regional Studies, United States of America, USA, Regional / International studies, History of the Americas, Social Law, Social and ethical issues, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Social law and Medical law