free exercise
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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
A federal judge in Kentucky and the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati rejected her claims based on the free exercise of religion.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 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
The first amendment to the US Constitution - known as the Establishment Clause - says that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2024
Dickens always thought it a crime against childhood to punish a child by robbing it of any of its natural rights to food, or fresh air, or free exercise.
From Dickens As an Educator by Hughes, James L. (James Laughlin)
