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15 Stan. J. C.R. & C.L. 201 (2019-2020)
Missing Link: The Origin of Sherbert and the Irony of Religious Equality

handle is hein.journals/stjcrcl15 and id is 217 raw text is: MISSING LINK: THE ORIGIN OF SHERBERT AND THE IRONY OF RELIGIOUS EQUALITY De'Siree N. Reeves* INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................... 202 I. JUSTICE BRENNAN COMMISSIONS EQUAL PROTECTION FRAMEWORK AGAINST BLUE LAWS.............................................. 207 A. ACLU Argues Blue Laws Violate Equal Protection............... 207 B. Justice Brennan Commissions Equal Protection Framework . 211 II. RATIONAL BASIS PRECEDENT IMPEDES RELIGIOUS EQUAL PROTECTION FRAMEWORK IN BRA UNFELD .................................... 216 A. Chief Justice Warren Chooses Precedent Over Equal Protection ................................................................................ 216 B. Justice Brennan and Allies Push Back.................................... 223 III. JUSTICE BRENNAN MEDIATES EQUAL PROTECTION FRAMEWORK THROUGH SHERBERT................................................ 228 A. Justice Brennan Promotes Counter-Majoritarianism and Court Shifts ............................................................................. 228 B. Sherbert Gives Justice Brennan a Second Chance.................. 237 C. Justice Brennan Mediates His Equal Protection Framework into Law .................................................................................. 242 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................. 248 * Associate, Arent Fox, Washington, D.C.; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law 2018; M.A. (History), University of Virginia 2018; B.S. & B.A., University of Central Florida 2015. I am very grateful for the financial support provided by the University of Virginia School of Law that made my research endeavors possible. Also, I am incredibly appreciative for the suggestions and advice that Cynthia L. Nicoletti, Micah J. Schwartzman, and Risa L. Goluboff provided throughout the research, writing, and editing processes. To them I owe a great debt of gratitude. 201