Abstract
I. Introduction
II. Background ... A. The Federal Free Exercise Clause: What It Means and What It Protects ... B. Nebraska’s Conscience Clause Language ... C. Early States’ References to Conscience ... D. Federal Free Exercise Jurisprudence ... E. Current Conscience Rights Protection in Nebraska
III. Analysis ... A. Rules of Constitutional Interpretation ... 1. The Conscience Clause Rendered Meaningless and Surplusage ... 2. Interpretation According to the Original Meaning and Purpose ... a. The History of Religion in Nebraska ... b. Perfect Toleration of Religion ... c. The Intent of Nebraska’s Framers and Citizens ... d. Other States’ Conscience Provisions ... B. Conscience Rights in a Constitutional Republic ... 1. State Autonomy ... 2. Nebraska’s Constitutional Amendment Process … 3. A Second Avenue for Recovery
IV. Conclusion
Recommended Citation
Brenna M. Grasz,
Readdressing Nebraska’s Misinterpreted Conscience Clause,
97 Neb. L. Rev. 890
(2018)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol97/iss3/7