U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Jun. 26, 2019
An ultimately underwhelming ‘Peace Cross’ decision
Sometimes Supreme Court controversies promising tectonic shifts in constitutional rights and legal doctrines do not turn out to be that earth-shaking.
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).
Sometimes Supreme Court controversies promising tectonic shifts in constitutional rights and legal doctrines do not turn out to be that earth-shaking.
This is the lesson from two consolidated cases decided last Thursday -- The American Legion v. American Humanist Association, 17-1717, and Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Comm'n v. American Humanist Association, 18-1...
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