John Blakeman's The Bible in the Park is an in-depth study of federal district court policymaking and litigation trends in First Amendment cases concerning religious speech and expression in public places. District courts play an important policymaking role in the federal judicial system, and Blakeman's book contributes to our understanding of that role, especially in the context of religious liberty and free speech disputes. As the courts of first instance in the federal judicial system, district courts are charged with interpreting and applying First Amendment law at the trial level.
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John Blakeman is assistant professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. He received his B.A. degree from Wake Forest University, his M.Sc. from the London school of economics and his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. He has authored numerous publications on constitutional law and religious freedom.
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This review is from: The Bible In The Park (Law, Politics, and Society) (Hardcover)
I bought this shortly after it came out and was just looking at it. Since no one else reviewed it, I will offer a few quick words. It is a fairly interesting discussion of a specialized subject matter -- federal district court rulings on religious expression in public places. The matter continues to be relevant with a few important cases being decided after the book was published, including involving a cross in the middle of the desert that provided Justice Sotomayor a chance to offer a window into her own thinking on the subject. I rank it "decent" and give it three stars because it didn't really take things to the next level for me, and at times was not very interesting. I say this as someone fairly interested in the subject, if not in a professional fashion. I was a bit disappointed with it but still it is a good book & worth a read (though it might be a bit out of date in some ways) particularly for those who want to see how federal district court judges act.
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LIKE MANY UPPER MIDWESTERN TOWNS in the United States, Marshfield, Wisconsin, is tidy, neatly planned out, and safe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
public forum disputes, religious speech cases, religious speech litigation, religious liberty disputes, public forum jurisprudence, public forum law, student religious expression, concerning religious expression, protecting religious speech, public forum doctrine, district court litigation, public school forums, public forum cases, specific religious message, public forum categories, public forum analysis, religious liberty claims, private religious speech, designated public forums, public square debate, travel terminals, forum locations, private religious expression, speech disputes, religious speakers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Establishment Clause, First Amendment, Supreme Court, Good News, United States, Equal Access Act, New York, Lamb's Chapel, Jehovah's Witnesses, Location of Forum, Rhode Island, Ten Commandments, Justice Souter, University of Virginia, Advisory Board, Sister Mary Reilly, Capitol Square Review, Wide Awake, Board of Education, Los Angeles, United Nations, New Jersey, Americans United, Chief Justice Rehnquist, Free Exercise Clause New!
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LIKE MANY UPPER MIDWESTERN TOWNS in the United States, Marshfield, Wisconsin, is tidy, neatly planned out, and safe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
public forum disputes, religious speech cases, religious speech litigation, religious liberty disputes, public forum jurisprudence, public forum law, student religious expression, concerning religious expression, protecting religious speech, public forum doctrine, district court litigation, public school forums, public forum cases, specific religious message, public forum categories, public forum analysis, religious liberty claims, private religious speech, designated public forums, public square debate, travel terminals, forum locations, private religious expression, speech disputes, religious speakers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Establishment Clause, First Amendment, Supreme Court, Good News, United States, Equal Access Act, New York, Lamb's Chapel, Jehovah's Witnesses, Location of Forum, Rhode Island, Ten Commandments, Justice Souter, University of Virginia, Advisory Board, Sister Mary Reilly, Capitol Square Review, Wide Awake, Board of Education, Los Angeles, United Nations, New Jersey, Americans United, Chief Justice Rehnquist, Free Exercise Clause New!
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- One Nation on 6 pages
- Politics and Judgment in Federal District Courts by C. K. Rowland on 5 pages
- Law and Religion: A Critical Anthology (Critical America (New York University Paperback)) by Stephen Feldman on 4 pages
- Surviving Diversity: Religion and Democratic Citizenship by Jeff Spinner-Halev in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- One Nation Under God?: Religion and American Culture (CultureWork: A Book Series from the Center for Literacy and Cultural Studies at Harvard) by Marjorie Garber in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- The Destruction of Young Lawyers: Beyond One L by Douglas Litowitz in Front Matter
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