Abstract
Law and government are just one way in which American society is governed. As a large and complex society, America has many non-governmental social institutions that shape and influence the state of society, as well as the individuals living within society.1 Indeed, with as large a private sector as the United States possesses, the most significant influencers of social behavior and governance may well come from the non-governmental sectors. Three such sectors are religion, the press, and higher education. These sectors possess a substantial degree of independence from the state, not only because of the nature and specialty of the sectors, but also because of the dictates of the First Amendment. In addition, each sector has varying rights and powers to further its institutional goals and functions.
Recommended Citation
Garry, Patrick M.
(2010)
"Assessing the Constitutional Autonomy
of Such Non-State Institutions as the Press
and Academia,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 2010:
No.
1, Article 11.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2010/iss1/11