Author : Carolyn Nestor Long
Publisher : Landmark Law Cases and American Society
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015049650719
Religious Freedom and Indian Rights by Carolyn Nestor Long Pdf
"The Supreme Court's controversial decision in Oregon v. Smith sharply departed from previous expansive readings of the First Amendment's religious freedom clause and ignited a firestorm of protest from legal scholars, religious groups, legislators, and Native Americans. A major event in Native American history, the case attracted widespread support for the Indian cause from a diverse array of religious groups eager to protect their own religious freedom and led to an intense tug-of-war between the Court and Congress. Carolyn Long provides the first book-length analysis of Smith and shows shy it continues to resonate so deeply in the American psyche."--Back cover.