Falwell: Not Necessarily The Person That You Think

[Susan Freiman]

I would appreciate a continuation of the discussion.  I lurk on this 
list because I enjoy learning about this area of law.

Susan

Paul Finkelman wrote:
> much of Falwell's life was dedicated to undermining the establishment
> clause, and indeed quite openly working for the establishment of his
> faith as the official faith of America; it seems to me that any
> discussion of his career is in the end a discussion about constitutional
> law, unless Eugene, Will, and Sandy somehow think that on law, and
> especially con law, is only about legal cases. If that is so then we
> should just discuss Hustler.  
>
> I have always wondered why Falwell (or any of those in his church) were
> reading Hustler in the first place.  
>
> Paul Finkelman
> President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law
>      and Public Policy
> Albany Law School
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>   
>>>> SLevinson at law.utexas.edu 05/16/07 10:28 PM >>>
>>>>         
> On this one I tend to agree with Will (unless we want to get into a
> discussion of Falwell v. Hustler, one of the shining lights of our
> contemporary jurisprudence!).
>  
> sandy
>
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> From: religionlaw-bounces at lists.ucla.edu on behalf of Will Linden
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> Subject: Re: Falwell: Not Necessarily The Person That You Think
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>
>    OK, what are the LEGAL implications of Falwell's death? Or will the
> list
> just become all-argue-about-Fawell, all the time?
>
>
> Will Linden  wlinden at panix.com
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