History, Transparency, and the Establishment Clause: A Proposal for Reform

By Lisa Shaw Roy112 Penn St. L. Rev. 683.

When the U.S. Supreme Court began to write about the historical roots of religious freedom, it was inevitable that scholarly attention would be captured. History is a grand subject in which we all have a very real stake. “[T]hat which, in the opinions of the Supreme Court, is believed to be true about the past” actually lives in the present—it forms a narrative that shapes doctrine, determines outcomes, and affects lives . . . [keep reading]