
Peyote Vs. the State
Religious Freedom on Trial
Garrett Epps(Author)
University of Oklahoma Press
Published on 30. March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-8061-4026-1 (ISBN)
Description
The story of the constitutional showdown over Native Americans' religious use of peyoteWith the grace of a novel, this book chronicles the six-year duel between two remarkable men with different visions of religious freedom in America.
Neither sought the conflict. Al Smith, a substance-abuse counselor to Native Americans, wanted only to earn a living. Dave Frohnmayer, the attorney general of Oregon, was planning his gubernatorial campaign and seeking care for his desperately ill daughters. But before this constitutional confrontation was over, Frohnmayer and Smith twice asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the First Amendment protects the right of American Indians to seek and worship God through the use of peyote. The Court finally said no.
Garrett Epps tracks the landmark case from the humblest hearing room to the Supreme Court chamber - and beyond. This paperback edition includes a new epilogue by the author that explores a retreat from the ruling since it was handed down in 1990. Weaving fascinating legal narrative with personal drama, Peyote vs. the State offers a riveting look at how justice works - and sometimes doesn't - in America today.
Neither sought the conflict. Al Smith, a substance-abuse counselor to Native Americans, wanted only to earn a living. Dave Frohnmayer, the attorney general of Oregon, was planning his gubernatorial campaign and seeking care for his desperately ill daughters. But before this constitutional confrontation was over, Frohnmayer and Smith twice asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the First Amendment protects the right of American Indians to seek and worship God through the use of peyote. The Court finally said no.
Garrett Epps tracks the landmark case from the humblest hearing room to the Supreme Court chamber - and beyond. This paperback edition includes a new epilogue by the author that explores a retreat from the ruling since it was handed down in 1990. Weaving fascinating legal narrative with personal drama, Peyote vs. the State offers a riveting look at how justice works - and sometimes doesn't - in America today.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oklahoma
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
423 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8061-4026-1 (9780806140261)
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Person
Garrett Epps, the author of four books and a former reporter for the Washington Post, is Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore.