free exercise

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You have to back up to the two clauses in the First Amendment: the free exercise clause and the nonestablishment clause, and they work together to promise religious freedom.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

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

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

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

We therefore declare that the Carbonari have associated to restore to all the nations of the continent, and to France especially, the free exercise of the right to choose the government which suits them best.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various