MARC Record from Library of Congress

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010 $a 2015048469
020 $a9781613735015 (PDF edition)
020 $a9781613735039 (EPUB edition)
020 $a9781613735022 ( Kindle edition)
020 $z9781613735008 (hardback)
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084 $aLAW018000$aLAW060000$aHIS036070$aHIS036080$aPOL040030$aREL040050$2bisacsh
100 1 $aGrumet, Louis,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe curious case of Kiryas Joel :$bthe rise of a village theocracy and the battle to defend the separation of church and state /$cLouis Grumet, John M. Caher ; foreword by Judith S. Kaye.
263 $a1604
264 1 $aChicago :$bChicago Review Press,$c2016.
300 $a1 online resource.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $acomputer$bn$2rdamedia
338 $aonline resource$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Twenty years ago, on the last day of session, the New York State Legislature created a publicly funded school district to cater to the interests of a religious sect called Kiryas Joel, an extremely insular group of Hasidic Jews. The sect had bought land in upstate New York, populated it solely with members of its faction, and created a village that exerted extraordinary political pressure over both political parties in the Legislature. Marking the first time in American history that a governmental unit was established for a religious group, the Legislature's action prompted years of litigation that eventually went to the Supreme Court. The 1994 case, The Board of Education of the Village of Kiryas Joel v. Grumet, stands as the most important legal precedent in the fight to uphold the separation of church and state. In The Curious Case of Kiryas Joel, plaintiff Louis Grumet opens a window onto the Satmar Hasidic community and details the inside story of his fight for the First Amendment. Informed by numerous interviews, media accounts, court transcripts, and more, The Curious Case of Kiryas Joel tantalizes with a peek at cynical power politics driven by votes. This story--a blend of politics, religion, cultural clashes, and constitutional tension--is an object lesson in the ongoing debate over freedom of vs. freedom from religion"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"The 1994 US Supreme Court case Board of Education of Kiryas Joel Village School District v. Grumet stands as the most important legal precedent in the fight to uphold the separation of church and state. In this book, plaintiff Louis Grumet opens a window onto the insular sect of Hasidic Jews at the center of the case, and details the inside story of his fight for the First Amendment and against New York's most powerful politicians"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
588 $aDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
610 20 $aKiryas Joel Union Free School District (Monroe, N.Y.)$xTrials, litigation, etc.
650 0 $aSatmar Hasidim$zNew York (State)$zKiryas Joel$xTrials, litigation, etc.
650 0 $aSatmar Hasidim$xLegal status, laws, etc.$zNew York (State)$zKiryas Joel.
650 0 $aReligion in the public schools$xLaw and legislation$zNew York (State)
650 0 $aJewish religious education of children with disabilities$zNew York (State)$zKiryas Joel.
650 0 $aJewish religious schools$zNew York (State)$zKiryas Joel.
650 0 $aFreedom of religion$zUnited States.
650 0 $aChurch and state$zUnited States.
650 7 $aLAW / Constitutional.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLAW / Legal History.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / United States / 21st Century.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA).$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Judicial Branch.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aRELIGION / Judaism / Conservative.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aCaher, John M.,$eauthor.
776 08 $iPrint version:$aGrumet, Louis, author.$tCurious case of Kiryas Joel$dChicago : Chicago Review Press, 2016$z9781613735008$w(DLC) 2015048056