What’s Law Got To Do With It? Understanding Religious Freedom Law

In the shadow of Benjamin Franklin's profound insight, "We leave you a republic if you can keep it," this enlightening book explores the heart of America's ongoing struggle to define and protect individual rights, with a particular focus on the intricate landscape of the First Amendment. Through the lens of religious freedom, the author unravels the intricate threads of history, dissecting the constitutional crises, including the Civil War, that have shaped the nation's identity.

What’s Law Got To Do With It? is a book about how courts interpret religious freedom and the First Amendment of the United States Constitution that discusses the "establishment clause" and the "free exercise clause" as well as the inherent conflict between these two clauses. The book attempts to examine recent Supreme Court cases that are controversial, as they are perceived as limiting for some people their right to practice their religious beliefs and for citizens who feel that some laws impose certain religious beliefs on them. Recent cases on abortion, gay rights, the right to privacy, the right to state funding of religious schools, and the right to pray in public settings such as public schools are discussed.