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
She argued the court should hear her case to decide whether the free exercise of religion guaranteed by the 1st Amendment should have protected her from being sued.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025
Taylor, the latest in a string of court cases offering substantial protections for certain people’s free exercise of religion, many questions remain.
From Slate • Jul. 9, 2025
Thus, the majority in Mahmoud contends that storybooks like Uncle Bobby’s Wedding abridge free exercise by exerting a “coercive pressure” that undermines the plaintiffs’ ability to raise their children as they wish.
From Slate • Jul. 1, 2025
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
