Ten Commandments, Nine Judges, and Five Versions of One Amendment - The First. (“Now What?”)

Authors

William W. Van Alstyne, Duke Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2005

Keywords

Establishment Clause, Free Exercise Clause, Ten Commandments, church and state, Supreme Court, First Amendment

Abstract

This article explores the variety of opinions expressed by the Justices in the two “Ten Commandments” cases, specifically Justice O’Connor’s dissent and Justice Breyer’s concurrence in Van Orden v. Perry.

Citation

William W. Van Alstyne, Ten Commandments, Nine Judges, and Five Versions of One Amendment - The First. (“Now What?”), 14 William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal 17-32 (2005)