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

• Main Author: Waltman, J
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2013
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Freedom of religion; Religion and law; Religion and sociology

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...

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