free exercise
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It held that the First Amendment’s free exercise clause “protects against policies that impose more subtle forms of interference with the religious upbringing of children.”
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025
Legal experts note that faith-led protests often invoke First Amendment protections for both free exercise of religion and free assembly, making these clashes particularly sensitive.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025
And Sotomayor held that, under the free exercise and establishment clauses of the First Amendment, a state cannot favor certain faiths or denominations over others.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2025
Judge Kim Wardlaw, writing for the panel, ruled that California’s requirement burdens the families’ free exercise of religion.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
It includes the free exercise of the rights of the parties thereto, so far, at least, as they are not incompatible with each other, or with the general principles of natural or national law.
From Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries by Hogan, William
