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Religious freedom and Indian rights : the case of Oregon v. Smith / Carolyn N. Long.

Summary:

"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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0700610634
  • ISBN: 9780700610631
  • ISBN: 0700610642
  • ISBN: 9780700610648
  • Physical Description: xii, 317 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-300) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Editors' preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Peyote road -- God v. Caesar -- Religion and the Supreme Court -- Thou shalt not ration justice -- Oregon battle -- Appeal to the high court -- Employment division v. Smith I : back to Oregon -- Difference in perspective -- Employment division v. Smith II : the court comes full circle -- Many rivers to cross -- Congress responds to the court -- Endlessly renewed educational conversation.
Subject:
Oregon > Trials, litigation, etc.
Smith, Alfred Leo > Trials, litigation, etc.
Indians of North America > Civil rights.
Indians of North America > Religion.
Freedom of religion > United States.
Drugs of abuse > Law and legislation > Oregon.
Peyotism > Oregon.
Smith, Alfred Leo.
Drugs of abuse > Law and legislation.
Freedom of religion.
Indians of North America > Civil rights.
Indians of North America > Religion.
Peyotism.
Oregon.
United States.
Native Americans > Religion.
Genre:
Trials, litigation, etc.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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Lummi Library KF 228 .O74 L66 2000 265329 Stacks Available -

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