Trumping religion: the new Christian right, the free speech clause, and the courts
β Scribed by Steven Preston Brown
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 198
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Acknowledgments (page vii)
I. The Bible and the Bench: An Introduction to New Christian Right Activism in the Courts (page 1)
2. A Perfect State of Society: The Emergence of Conservative Christian Public Interest Law (page 13)
3. One in Purpose: The Firms That Litigate the New Christian Right Agenda (page 27)
4. "Incremental Pragmatism": Legal Strategies of the New Christian Right (page 46)
5. Scaling the Establishment Wall: Free Speech and the Supreme Court's Religion Cases (page 62)
6. Pathbreakers and Gatekeepers: The Lower Federal Court Response to the New Christian Right (page 86)
7. Money, Media, and (Not So) Gentle Persuasion: New Christian Right Lawyers Outside the Courtroom (page 120)
8. Legal Right or Gospel Tool? The Past and Future of the New Christian Right's Free Speech Strategy in the Courts (page 136)
Appendix: Table of Cases (page 147)
Notes (page 153)
Bibliography (page 171)
Index (page 181)
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