Leo Pfeffer
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3877004 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Leo Pfeffer |
| NOMBRES | Leo |
| APELLIDO | Pfeffer |
| FIRMA | PFEFFER L |
| AFILIACIONES | Long Island University |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1951 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1990 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Jews, Turks, and Infidels
Religion, State and the Burger Court
Leo Pfeffer, the leading authority on church/state law, presents a trenchant analysis of the decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, focusing on the Court's interpretation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. These amendments that guarantee the separation of church and state and the free exercise of religion are fundamental to the unique character of democracy as it exists in the United States. However, the distinc…
The Agunah in American Secular Law
One cannot fail to be deeply sympathetic to the sorrowful plight of the agunah (one who is tied) under Jewish religious law. An agunah is a woman who is no longer living with her husband but who cannot remarry because she has not been di vorced according to religious law. While the extent of the prob lem is not known, there are enough publicly reported incidents to permit the inference that there are many more unpublicized examples.1 Such at leas…
The "Religion" of Secular Humanism
Journal Article The “Religion” of Secular Humanism Get access Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer teaches constitutional law and serves as Special Counsel with the American Jewish Congress Long Island University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 29, Issue 3, Autumn 1987, Pages 495–507, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/29.3.495 Published: 01 October 1987
Mending the Wall
Religious exemptions
The Deity in American Constitutional History
Journal Article The Deity in American Constitutional History Get access Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer Professor of Constitutional Law and Special Counsel, American Jewish Congress Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 23, Issue 2, Spring 1981, Pages 215–239, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/23.2.215 Published: 01 March 1981
The Current State of the Law in the United States and the Separationist Agenda
The Religion Clauses of the First Amendment are aimed at securing both religious freedom and the separa tion of church and state. The former forbids limitation not shown to be justified by a compelling government interest; the latter prohibits laws failing to meet the purpose-effect-en tanglement test. On the whole the Supreme Court has been faithful to the mandate imposed by the clauses and interpreted and applied by the judiciary. Although it h…
God, Caesar, and the Constitution
What Hath God Wrought to Caesar
What Hath God Wrought to Caesar: The Church as a Self-Interest Interest Group Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer Chairman of the Department of Political Science Brooklyn campus of Long Island University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 13, Issue 1, Winter 1971, Pages 97–112, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/13.1.97 Published: 01 January 1971
Prayer in the Public Schools
Theological and Ethical Studies
Journal Article THEOLOGICAL AND ETHICAL STUDIES Get access The Two Swords: Commentaries and Cases in Religion and Education. By DONALD E. BOLES. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1967. xxiii+407 pages. $10.95. LEO PFEFFER LEO PFEFFER Long Island University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3, September 1968, Pages 286–287, https://doi.org/10.1…
The Garden and the Wilderness
This Honorable Court
Journal Article This Honorable Court: A History of the United States Supreme Court. By Leo Pfeffer. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1965. vii + 470 pp. Bibliography, index of cases cited, and index. $10.95.) Get access Joseph C. Burke Joseph C. Burke Duquesne University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 52, Issue 3, December 1965, Pages 617–618, https://doi.org/10.2307/1890859 Publ…
The Becker Amendment
The Becker Amendment Get access Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 6, Issue 3, Autumn 1964, Pages 344–349, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/6.3.344 Published: 01 October 1964
A Momentous Year in Church and State
Journal Article A Momentous Year in Church and State: 1963 Get access Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 6, Issue 1, Winter 1964, Pages 36–43, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/6.1.36 Published: 01 January 1964
Religion-Blind Government
Religion and the Law
The New York Regents' Prayer Case (Engel V. Vitale)
Journal Article The New York Regents' Prayer Case (Engel V. Vitale) Get access Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 4, Issue 2, November 1962, Pages 150–158, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/4.2.150 Published: 01 November 1962
Federal Aid For Private and Parochial Schools? No
Essay| August 01 1961 Federal Aid For Private and Parochial Schools? No Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer General Counsel, American Jewish Congress Leo Pfeffer is a constitutional lawyer and an authority on religious liberty and the relationship of church and state in the United States. He has appeared as counsel in many important cases involving religious freedom and is a consultant to the American Civil Liberties Union and similar organizations. Among hi…
Freedom and Separation
Journal Article Freedom and Separation: America's Contribution to Civilization Get access Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 2, Issue 2, November 1960, Pages 100–111, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/2.2.100 Published: 01 November 1960
Issues That Divide
Church, State, and Freedom
The Supreme Court as Protector of Civil Rights
The Garden and the Wilderness
God, Caesar, and the Constitution
Prayer in the Public Schools
Religion-Blind Government
This Honorable Court
Journal Article This Honorable Court: A History of the United States Supreme Court. By Leo Pfeffer. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1965. vii + 470 pp. Bibliography, index of cases cited, and index. $10.95.) Get access Joseph C. Burke Joseph C. Burke Duquesne University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 52, Issue 3, December 1965, Pages 617–618, https://doi.org/10.2307/1890859 Publ…
The Supreme Court as Protector of Civil Rights
Church, State, and Freedom
Issues That Divide
Freedom and Separation
Journal Article Freedom and Separation: America's Contribution to Civilization Get access Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 2, Issue 2, November 1960, Pages 100–111, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/2.2.100 Published: 01 November 1960
Federal Aid For Private and Parochial Schools? No
Essay| August 01 1961 Federal Aid For Private and Parochial Schools? No Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer General Counsel, American Jewish Congress Leo Pfeffer is a constitutional lawyer and an authority on religious liberty and the relationship of church and state in the United States. He has appeared as counsel in many important cases involving religious freedom and is a consultant to the American Civil Liberties Union and similar organizations. Among hi…
The New York Regents' Prayer Case (Engel V. Vitale)
Journal Article The New York Regents' Prayer Case (Engel V. Vitale) Get access Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 4, Issue 2, November 1962, Pages 150–158, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/4.2.150 Published: 01 November 1962
Religion-Blind Government
Religion and the Law
The Becker Amendment
The Becker Amendment Get access Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 6, Issue 3, Autumn 1964, Pages 344–349, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/6.3.344 Published: 01 October 1964
A Momentous Year in Church and State
Journal Article A Momentous Year in Church and State: 1963 Get access Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 6, Issue 1, Winter 1964, Pages 36–43, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/6.1.36 Published: 01 January 1964
This Honorable Court
Journal Article This Honorable Court: A History of the United States Supreme Court. By Leo Pfeffer. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1965. vii + 470 pp. Bibliography, index of cases cited, and index. $10.95.) Get access Joseph C. Burke Joseph C. Burke Duquesne University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 52, Issue 3, December 1965, Pages 617–618, https://doi.org/10.2307/1890859 Publ…
The Garden and the Wilderness
Theological and Ethical Studies
Journal Article THEOLOGICAL AND ETHICAL STUDIES Get access The Two Swords: Commentaries and Cases in Religion and Education. By DONALD E. BOLES. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1967. xxiii+407 pages. $10.95. LEO PFEFFER LEO PFEFFER Long Island University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3, September 1968, Pages 286–287, https://doi.org/10.1…
Prayer in the Public Schools
What Hath God Wrought to Caesar
What Hath God Wrought to Caesar: The Church as a Self-Interest Interest Group Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer Chairman of the Department of Political Science Brooklyn campus of Long Island University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 13, Issue 1, Winter 1971, Pages 97–112, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/13.1.97 Published: 01 January 1971
God, Caesar, and the Constitution
The Current State of the Law in the United States and the Separationist Agenda
The Religion Clauses of the First Amendment are aimed at securing both religious freedom and the separa tion of church and state. The former forbids limitation not shown to be justified by a compelling government interest; the latter prohibits laws failing to meet the purpose-effect-en tanglement test. On the whole the Supreme Court has been faithful to the mandate imposed by the clauses and interpreted and applied by the judiciary. Although it h…
The Deity in American Constitutional History
Journal Article The Deity in American Constitutional History Get access Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer Professor of Constitutional Law and Special Counsel, American Jewish Congress Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 23, Issue 2, Spring 1981, Pages 215–239, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/23.2.215 Published: 01 March 1981
Religious exemptions
Mending the Wall
The "Religion" of Secular Humanism
Journal Article The “Religion” of Secular Humanism Get access Leo Pfeffer Leo Pfeffer teaches constitutional law and serves as Special Counsel with the American Jewish Congress Long Island University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 29, Issue 3, Autumn 1987, Pages 495–507, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/29.3.495 Published: 01 October 1987
The Agunah in American Secular Law
One cannot fail to be deeply sympathetic to the sorrowful plight of the agunah (one who is tied) under Jewish religious law. An agunah is a woman who is no longer living with her husband but who cannot remarry because she has not been di vorced according to religious law. While the extent of the prob lem is not known, there are enough publicly reported incidents to permit the inference that there are many more unpublicized examples.1 Such at leas…
Jews, Turks, and Infidels
Religion, State and the Burger Court
Leo Pfeffer, the leading authority on church/state law, presents a trenchant analysis of the decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, focusing on the Court's interpretation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments. These amendments that guarantee the separation of church and state and the free exercise of religion are fundamental to the unique character of democracy as it exists in the United States. However, the distinc…
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