Blasphemy and the Original Meaning of the First Amendment
Harvard Law Review (IF9.033), Pub Date : 2021-12-10, DOI:
Until well into the twentieth century, American law recognized blasphemy as proscribable speech. The blackletter rule was clear. Constitutional liberty entailed a right to articulate views on religion, but not a right to commit blasphemy[footnote-short-crop]Compare Thomas M. Cooley,
Harvard Law Review (IF9.033), Pub Date : 2021-12-10, DOI:
Until well into the twentieth century, American law recognized blasphemy as proscribable speech. The blackletter rule was clear. Constitutional liberty entailed a right to articulate views on religion, but not a right to commit blasphemy[footnote-short-crop]Compare Thomas M. Cooley,
