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"A definitive study of an extremely important, though curiously neglected, Supreme Court decision, Pierce v. Society of Sisters."--Robert O'Neil, Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Virginia School of Law "A careful and captivating examination of a dramatic and instructive c...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Abrams, Paula, 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Pierce, Walter Marcus, > 1861-1954 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Pierce, Walter Marcus, > 1861-1954.
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary > Trials, litigation, etc.
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary.
1900-1999
Educational law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
Due process of law > United States > History > 20th century.
Church schools > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
Catholic schools > Oregon > Portland > History > 20th century.
Private schools > Law and legislation > United States > History > 20th century.
Religious minorities > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History > 20th century.
Catholics > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States > History > 20th century.
Application régulière de la loi > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Écoles catholiques > Oregon > Portland > Histoire > 20e siècle.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Catholic schools.
Catholics > Legal status, laws, etc.
Church schools > Law and legislation.
Due process of law.
Educational law and legislation.
Private schools > Law and legislation.
Religious minorities > Legal status, laws, etc.
Oregon > Trials, litigation, etc.
Oregon > Procès, instances, etc.
Oregon.
Oregon > Portland.
United States.
History.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • One hundred percent Americanism
  • We the people
  • The entering wedge
  • Good enough for all
  • Who owns your child?
  • Romanism
  • Seeing red
  • The majority will
  • A great cross
  • Turf
  • A perfect storm
  • Delicate and difficult questions
  • Take the scholars
  • An extravagance in simile
  • Final duty and power
  • The little red schoolhouse
  • Last refuge
  • A mere creature of the state
  • Epilogue. Afterword : Pierce Redux.

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