William Bentley Ball

The late Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. was apotheosized at his death by the New York Times for the rich legacy the Times deemed he had conferred on American jurisprudence. His greatest gift, so it was said, was his espousal of the idea of a “living Constitution,” whereby (in his words) . . . . Continue Reading »

Securing Religious Liberty: Principles for Judicial Interpretation of the Religion Clauses By Jesse H. Choper University of Chicago Press, 198 pages, $24.95 The author, one of the nation’s major constitutional scholars, has made an offer to the Supreme Court which he thinks it can’t . . . . Continue Reading »

On June 27, 1994, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Kiryas Joel v. Grumet. The Court ruled that the New York State legislature had acted unconstitutionally in establishing a school district specifically to meet the needs of members of the Satmar Hasidic Jewish sect. . . . . Continue Reading »