Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 18, 2004
Separation of Church and State May Not Hold Under Bush
Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - When constitutional historians look back at the Rehnquist court, they will say that it dramatically changed the law concerning the religion clauses in the First Amendment. During the tenure of William Rehnquist as chief justice, the court greatly narrowed the protections of both the free exercise clause and the establishment clause of the First Amendment.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
When constitutional historians look back at the Rehnquist court, they will say that it d...
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