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

Some progressive or liberal believers have won free exercise cases in recent years.

From Slate • Jul. 9, 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 parents then sued in federal court, citing the 1st Amendment’s protection for the free exercise of religion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

The Cardinal had not much difficulty in obtaining the recognition of the free exercise of the Catholic religion.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, February, 1865 by Various