U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Feb. 26, 2019
At cross purposes: A guide to arguments in church/state case
This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that will remind many Californians of the Mt. Soldad controversy.
Glenn C. Smith
Professor
California Western School of Law
Glenn teaches constitutional law and a Supreme Court decision-making seminar at California Western School of Law and with the University of California, San Diego Political Science Department. He is the principal co-author of "Constitutional Law for Dummies" [John Wiley & Sons, Inc.]. His monthly "Constitutional Context" audio podcasts are hosted by SDSU's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (and available by app from I-Tunes and other major service providers).
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a major controversy that's been a long-time coming. Depending upon the court's ultimate decision and rationale -- and we may get useful clues from the arguments -- there could be a seismic shift in the constitutional doctrines surrounding church-state relations.
The controversy at the center of the dispute in the companion cases of The American Legion v. American H...
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