"The story of the constitutional showdown over Native Americans'
religious use of peyote"
With the grace of a novel, this book chronicles the six-year
duel between two remarkable men with different visions of religious
freedom in America.
Neither sought the conflict. Al Smith, a substance-abuse
counselor to Native Americans, wanted only to earn a living. Dave
Frohnmayer, the attorney general of Oregon, was planning his
gubernatorial campaign and seeking care for his desperately ill
daughters. But before this constitutional confrontation was over,
Frohnmayer and Smith twice asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide
whether the First Amendment protects the right of American Indians
to seek and worship God through the use of peyote. The Court
finally said no.
Garrett Epps tracks the landmark case from the humblest hearing
room to the Supreme Court chamber--and beyond. This paperback
edition includes a new epilogue by the author that explores a
retreat from the ruling since it was handed down in 1990. Weaving
fascinating legal narrative with personal drama, "Peyote vs. the
State" offers a riveting look at how justice works--and sometimes
doesn't--in America today.
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