Kathryn Oates was a political science doctoral student at the University of Florida when she wrote articles for The First Amendment Encyclopedia. Her essay, “Social Movement Adaptation: The Case of the Christian Right and Stem-Cell Research,” has been published in the Journal of Political Science.
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Christian Legal Society
The Christian Legal Society maintains the Center for Law and Religious Freedom in Washington D.C., which has filed numerous briefs in First Amendment cases.
Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty v. Regan (1980)
Committee for Public Education and Religious Liberty v. Regan (1980) said a law that gave funds to private, and religious schools, for testing did not violate the First Amendment.
Fowler v. Rhode Island (1953)
Fowler v. Rhode Island (1953) said preventing a Jehovah’s Witness from holding a religious service in a public park, but allowing other worship, violated the First Amendment.
Frazee v. Illinois Department of Employment Security (1989)
Frazee v. Illinois Department of Employment Security (1989) said belief need not be part of established religious doctrine to be considered under the First Amendment.
Smith v. United States (1977)
Smith v. United States (1977) upheld a jury decision in an obscenity case, saying that the jury can determine community standards in evaluating whether something was obscene.