The Curious Case of Kiryas Joel: The Rise of a Village Theocracy and the Battle to Defend the Separation of Church and State
Language: English
Published by Chicago Review Press, 2016
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- Title
- The Curious Case of Kiryas Joel: The Rise of a Village Theocracy and the Battle to Defend the Separation of Church and State
- Author
- Caher, John M.
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Publication year
- 2016
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- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1613735006
- ISBN 13
- 9781613735008
As today’s Supreme Court signals its willingness to view a religious viewpoint like any other speech and accord it equal protection, the 1994 case, Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet, stands as the most important legal precedent in the fight to uphold the separation of church and state. In The Curious Case of Kiryas Joel, plaintiff Louis Grumet opens a window onto the Satmar Hasidic community, where language, customs, and dress have led to estrangement from and clashes with neighboring communities, and details the inside story of his fight for the First Amendment and against New York’s most powerful politicians.
Informed by numerous interviews with key figures such as Governor George Pataki, media accounts, court transcripts, and more, The Curious Case of Kiryas Joel not only tantalizes with a peek at cynical power politics driven by votes and Supreme Court justice squabbling and negotiation; it also provides an important demonstration of how a small, insular, and politically savvy religious group can grasp legal and political power. This story―a blend of politics, religion, cultural clashes, and constitutional tension―is an object lesson in the ongoing debate over freedom of versus freedom from religion.
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Louis Grumet is the former executive director of the New York State School Boards Association. He has previously held various positions including special assistant to then New York Secretary of State Mario Cuomo. John Caher, Senior Advisor for Strategic Communications with the New York State Unified Court System,is a former senior reporter with the New York Law Journal,State Editor of the Albany Times Unionand the author or coauthor of five books including King of the Mountain and A Time for Reflection. Judith S. Kaye wasthe first woman to serve on New York's highest court, the state's chief judge for 15 years, and, at the time of her death in January 2016, of counsel to the Manhattan law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Leagher and Flom
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