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Religious free exercise and contemporary American politics : the saga of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 / Jerold L. Waltman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Waltman, Jerold L., 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000.
- United States.
- Freedom of religion--United States.
- Freedom of religion.
- Church property--Law and legislation.
- Prisoners--Religious life.
- Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Prisoners.
- Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Prisoners--Religious life--United States.
- Land use--Law and legislation--United States.
- Land use.
- Land use--Law and legislation.
- Church property--Law and legislation--United States.
- Church property.
- Physical Description:
- 180 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, 2011.
- Summary:
- Using a key religious freedom Act, the book analyzes legislative process, Supreme Court jurisprudence, and discusses the role of religion in public life. >
- Contents:
- Dilemmas of free exercise in contemporary America
- Free exercise jurisprudence through 1997: Reynolds to Boerne
- The fine tuned politics of developing a response
- Building a record to meet the demands of section 5
- The initial opposition to RLPA
- From RLPA to RLUIPA: civil rights versus religious liberty takes center stage
- Aftermath
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781441108814
- 1441108815
- 9781441122032
- 1441122036
- OCLC:
- 542321805
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