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Tweet[IWS] CRS: THE LAW of CHURCH AND STATE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND CURRENT INTERPRETATIONS [14 March 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22833
March 14, 2008
The Law of Church and State: General Principles and Current Interpretations
Cynthia Brougher, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22833_20080314.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Summary
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from
establishing a religion and guarantees citizens the right to freely exercise their religion.
The U.S. Supreme Court has clarified the scope of these broad guarantees. This report
provides an overview of the governing principles of the law of church and state.1 It
explains the legal requirements for challenges under the Establishment Clause and Free
Exercise Clause and the standards used to evaluate such challenges. The report includes
current interpretations of these clauses and summarizes related statutes (the Religious
Freedom Restoration Act and Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act).
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22833
March 14, 2008
The Law of Church and State: General Principles and Current Interpretations
Cynthia Brougher, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22833_20080314.pdf
[full-text, 6 pages]
Summary
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the government from
establishing a religion and guarantees citizens the right to freely exercise their religion.
The U.S. Supreme Court has clarified the scope of these broad guarantees. This report
provides an overview of the governing principles of the law of church and state.1 It
explains the legal requirements for challenges under the Establishment Clause and Free
Exercise Clause and the standards used to evaluate such challenges. The report includes
current interpretations of these clauses and summarizes related statutes (the Religious
Freedom Restoration Act and Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act).
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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