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From: atkins@opus.UUCP (Brian Atkins)
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Subject: Blue Laws and the Supreme Court
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Date: Thu, 23-May-85 12:14:47 EDT
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So far we all seem to be in agreement that blue laws violate separation
of church and state.  But is it not true that the U.S. Supreme court
only hears cases that it chooses?  If a blue law was challenged, would
it make to al the way to the top, and would the top hear it?

How convincing would the "right to one day off" argument be? Especially
to the current supreme court?  It was said that there must have been
a time when SofC&S was not a big consideration.  Now that people
are less worried about being labeled Godless Communists and what not,
could blue laws be struck down?  

What I am wondering is would the Court be swayed by political/social
pressure from people like Falwell, who would no doubt jump on the
"Save the Sabbath" band wagon?  

In short, is there more than a snowball's chance in hell that, if challenged,
blue laws would be struck down?

Brian Atkins   ...{attunix, hao, allegra, ucbvax}!nbires!atkins
NBI Inc., P.O. Box 9001, Boulder CO 80301	(303) 444-5710