Articles tagged as Everson v. the Board of Education
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“Why State Courts Matter” — Jesse Merriam at Anchoring Truths and Law & Liberty
Jesse Merriam responds to Holden Tanner and Josh Hammer, arguing that state courts matter not merely because they strengthen conservative power in the federal courts, but because states are the most basic guardians of liberty. Some excerpts: “A successful socio-legal movement must engage within rather than push against the prevailing cultural norms. The NAACP, for […] -
“Lemon v. Kurtzman at 50” – Francis Beckwith in Law and Liberty
In an article at Law and Liberty, JWI Scholar Francis Beckwith traces the history and eventual demise of the Lemon Test created by Chief Justice Burger in Lemon v. Kurtzman on its 50th anniversary. The Court has inconsistently applied the Lemon Test for years, amending or ignoring its different prongs as it wishes. Lacking any […]