Congress, the Supreme Court, and Religious Liberty The Case of City of Boerne V. Flores

In the case City of Boerne v. Flores, the Supreme Court struck down the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993. Waltman offers the first book-length analysis of the act to show how this case contributes to an intense legal debate still ongoing today: Can and should the Supreme Court be the exclus...

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Main Author Waltman, J
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Palgrave Macmillan 2013
Edition1
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Road to RFRA -- Reynolds v. United States: Belief versus Action -- Incorporation: Cantwell v. Connecticut -- The Compelling Interest Test -- Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith: The Compelling Interest Test Overturned -- The Religious Freedom Restoration Act -- Chapter 2: Boerne, Texas, and St. Peter Apostolic Catholic Church -- Chapter 3: A Building Permit Denied -- Chapter 4: Separation of Powers and Federalism in the Rehnquist Court -- Separation of Powers and the Problem of Constitutional Interpretation -- Federalism -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: The Federal District Court and the Court of Appeals -- The Framework of the Act -- Precedents -- The "One Way Ratchet" Theory -- Belgard v. Hawaii -- The Court of Appeals -- Chapter 6: The Supreme Court Decision -- The Written Briefs -- Oral Argument -- The Decision of the Supreme Court -- Chapter 7: Political Reaction -- State RFRAs -- The Religious Liberty Protection Act -- The Death of RLPA -- The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) -- RFRA and the Federal Government -- Chapter 8: Back in Boerne: Compromising to Build a Church -- Chapter 9: Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index