there is mixed evidence on circumcision. Some suggesting it helps prevent
cervical cancer in female partners; some that lowers the spread of STDs. The
research is mixed and politicized (like lots of research) but there is evidence
it has medical value.
Alan's point raises another analytical issue. If don't harm the body is a
semi-religious, ethical view, then aren't the German court and the proponents
of the SF measure simply imposing their religious values on those of others who
have a different faith. I think it is not unreasonable to see
I put cruel in quotation marks because while Kosher or Halal slaughtering may
be less instant than other kinds, given the horrible treatment of animals in
feed lots and at commercial slaughterhouses, it seems that the cruel is
clearly relative. A proper Kosher slaughtering takes only a few
This strikes me as simply another example of the willingness of courts to
undermine public education and educational standards, while at the same
undermining any separation of Church and State. The Zorach concept was to
allow release time, which was bad enough. When I was in school we
Mark:
School require a certain number of course credits, just like colleges; you need
to pass a specified number of classes; they are not all requirement. But, if
you allow theology or bible study or voodoo from a non-accredited teacher
and school, with no outside supervision, you are
I posted something briefly from my droid that was short, but now raise it more
completely. Is there any evidence that the defeat in ND was at least in part
about Indian religious freedom. There is some serious tension between Indians
and non-Indians in ND and since the whole issue of RFRA
To: Finkelman, Paul paul.finkel...@albanylaw.edu;
lawcour...@listserv.tulane.edu; conlawp...@lists.ucla.edu;
religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu
Cc: Emery, Robert; Reference, Shared; dros...@wshein.com
Subject: RE: Citation errors in HeinonLine
List Members:
I forwarded Paul's comment on HeinOnline to Daniel
folliculitis
I think we need to create the Doug Laycock award for use of most obscure word
on the list serve -- and Doug wins the first award.
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President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law
Albany Law School
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you want to be my agent? (or will the bearded non-cop who is a cop be the
agent
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Paul Finkelman, Ph.D.
President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law
Albany Law School
80 New Scotland Avenue
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518-445-3386 (p)
I was just preparing for a summer seminar I am giving and asked my librarian to
get me some US Supreme Court Court Cases from Hein-on-Line.
It turns out that most of them have incorrect citations.
As a sample, here is the one from Schenck v. US
Citation: 249 U.S. 47 1918
And from Griswold v.
I am not a tax person (that is an understatement) but my understanding is that
if the university requires the president to live in a University house, then
there are no tax consequences for the free rent. It is sort of like living in
your office. With univ. presidents (or even law school
In fairness to the others on the list, I think people who are posting things
should actually their names and even give an affiliation, if they have one. I
have no idea who Bob is.
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President William McKinley
I am guessing that the leaders of this organization never dreamed of a Jewish
basketball team going to the finals. They never heard of Dolph Shayes or Nancy
Lieberman.
More seriously: If the organization (which includes many Christian schools)
played games on Sundays, would the Hebrew high
I did mean ON school teams. The drawback of writing on a not so smart phone
while sitting in a faculty meeting. Sorry for the typo.
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From: Douglas Laycock dlayc...@virginia.edu
To: apos;Law Religion issues for Law
,
and TAPPS caved, yesterday. There was another story in the Times this
morning. Haven't heard the score of the game.
On Fri, 2 Mar 2012 23:11:44 +
Finkelman, Paul
paul.finkel...@albanylaw.edu paul.finkel...@albanylaw.edu
wrote:
I am guessing that the leaders of this organization never dreamed
The common sense is what is often lacking and with a sense of fairness and
toleration. Apparently for the leaders of the TAPP common sense means
everyone is a Christian and all people have a Sunday sabbath. The lawyers
serve as educator to teach common sense and respect for other religions.
I think u sent this to the wrong Paul
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From: Saperstein, David dsaperst...@rac.org
To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu
Sent: Thu, Feb 9, 2012 17:31:49 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: Request for
Marci:
Presumably there is a free exercise right to expel people from your church for
having the wrong political ideas. So, I suppose if the church leaders say you
must support candidate x and a member does not, and openly supports y then
it is a free exercise right for the Church to expel
Since Jesus is a prophet in the Muslim faith, I wonder how serious the
complaint is.
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Paul Finkelman, Ph.D.
President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law
Albany Law School
80 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
518-445-3386 (p)
It is not the town that is involved. It is the City of New York. Last time
I looked Williamsburg was still part of Brooklyn. This seems so outrageous it
is hard to comprehend from a legal perspective. It does reflect the desire of
many (certainly not all) in the ultra-Orthodox and Hassidic
Oh, I just remembered. When I was the main expert in the Ten Commandments
monument case in Alabama (Glassroth v. Moore), Chief Justice Roy Moore said
that the Ten Commandments monument could not offend any religion because all
religions believe in the Ten Commandments. When asked about Hindus
the enlistment deal is different; and lots people took it including a friend of
mine who had killed some people in the DWI and was offered jail or the marines;
he took the marines and after Nam went to law school and became a prosecutor.
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Paul
I once knew a lot about this; but that was years ago; I am at the AALS meeting
now and can't access information. There is an essay on Kosher inspection laws
in Religion and American Law: An Encyclopedia (Routledge [formerly Garland]
1999), which I edited. The laws date from the early 19th
[mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Finkelman, Paul
paul.finkel...@albanylaw.edu
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 05:21
To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics
Subject: RE: The End of NY's Kosher Inspectors
I once knew a lot about this; but that was years ago; I am at the AALS
I am in California for AALS and can't dig out Avitzur; but if I recall
correctly (and please, someone correct me if i am wrong); but I thought that
the case involved in the enforcement of the N Y Get law (which is of dubious
constitutionality) which requires a man who is the moving party in a
thanks
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Paul Finkelman
President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy
Albany Law School
80 New Scotland Avenue
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www.paulfinkelman.com
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Eugene:
I do not think there is a witness limitation for a Bet Din. Only observant
Jewish men can serve on an orthodox bet din -- a reform or conservative bet din
is more flexible
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