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
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
She calls Alito out for ignoring other free exercise cases such as Lyng v.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025
It subsisted no less when Rome ruled from Newcastle to Babylon; for under the supremacy of the Emperor as Pontifex Maximus all the various nations were allowed the free exercise of their ancestral rites.
From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)