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Douglas Laycock

Tort Liability, Spiritual Counseling, and the First Amendment

Douglas Laycock
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American Bar Association
Date
1990
Citation
Douglas Laycock, Tort Liability, Spiritual Counseling, and the First Amendment, in Tort and Religion, American Bar Association, 23 (1990).
UVA Law Faculty Affiliations
Douglas Laycock
Program in Constitutional Law
Center for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
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