Barbarians within the Gates
Congressional Debates on Mormon Polygamy, 1850-1879
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5887989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Smith (0000-0002-2144-8790), Stacy E Smith (0000-0003-3308-3618, University of Otago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 587-616 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Church and State (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-969X • E-ISSN: 2040-4867 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jcs/csq021 |
| OpenAlex | W2024007053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In 1879, the Supreme Court of the United States delivered its judgment in Reynolds vs United States on the constitutionality of a federal anti-polygamy statute. The Reynolds decision brought to a halt the nearly three-decade debate over the propriety of Congress taking legislative action to stamp out polygamy in the territories of the United States. This article examines the development of these debates on Mormon polygamy that were held in the US Congress from the creation of the Territory of Utah until Reynolds was decided.
Constitution · Constitutionality · Double jeopardy · Establishment Clause · First amendment · Free Exercise Clause · Jurisprudence · Legislation · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science) · Statute · Supreme court · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Mormonism, Religion, and History · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |