Religious Liberties for Corporations?

Hobby Lobby, the Affordable Care Act, and the Constitution
2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-48467-3
Verlag: Springer Nature B.V.

Buch, Englisch, 80 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 264 g

An expanded version of a series of debates between the authors, this book examines the nature of corporate rights, especially with respect to religious liberty, in the context of the controversial Hobby Lobby case from the Supreme Court's 2013-14 term.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gans, D.

Shapiro, I.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein
• Rechtswissenschaften Wirtschaftsrecht Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht Handelsrecht, HGB, Handelsvertreter- und -maklerrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1. What Rights Do Corporations Have? 2. Corporate Personhood and Religious Liberty 3. The Broader Implications of Hobby Lobby: Is There a Slippery Slope? 4. The Ruling: What Does It All Mean? Conclusion Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

David H. Gans is Director of the Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Citizenship Program at the Constitutional Accountability Center. David is an experienced constitutional litigator, who regularly participates in Supreme Court litigation, and an accomplished scholar, who has published widely on the Constitution's text and history.

Ilya Shapiro is Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute and Editor-in-Chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review. Ilya has filed more than 100 'friend of the court' briefs at the Supreme Court.