Congress, the Supreme Court, and Religious Liberty [[electronic resource] ] : The Case of City of Boerne v. Flores / / by J. Waltman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822746703321
• Autore: Waltman J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2013
• ISBN: 1-349-45321-8; 1-137-30064-7
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2013.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.7308/52
• Soggetti: Religion and sociology; Europe - Politics and government; Political science; Law - Philosophy; Law - History; Human rights; Sociology of Religion; European Politics; Political Science; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History; Human Rights
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-194) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Congress, the Supreme Court, and Religious Liberty: The Case of City of Boerne v. Flores; 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 CourtSeparation 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 exclusive interpreter of the Constitution?