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200 10$aTrumping religion$b[electronic resource] $ethe new Christian right, the free speech clause, and the courts /$fSteven P. Brown
210   $aTuscaloosa, Ala. $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2002
215   $a1 online resource (200 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8173-1178-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [171]-180) and index.
327   $aThe Bible and the bench : an introduction to new Christian right activism in the courts -- A perfect state of society : the emergence of conservative Christian public interest law -- One in purpose : the firms that litigate the new Christian right agenda  -- "Incremental pragmatism" : legal strategies of the new Christian right -- Scaling the establishment wall : free speech and the Supreme Court's religion cases -- Pathbreakers and gatekeepers : the lower federal court response to the new Christian right -- Money, media, and (not so) gentle persuasion : new Christian right lawyers outside the courtroom -- Legal right or gospel tool? : the past and future of the new Christian right's free speech strategy in the courts.
330   $a The first scholarly treatment of the strategies employed by the New Christian Right in litigating cases regarding religion.  Trumping Religion provides a detailed analysis of the five major public-interest law firms that have litigated religion cases in the federal courts between 1980 and 2000. Allied with several highly vocal, evangelical ministries, such as those of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robinson, these legal organizations argue that religious expression is a form of protected speech and thereby gain a greater latitude of interpretation in the courts. The lo
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