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

Society of Sisters, which recognize the family as a protected sphere of moral and religious authority, as well as more recent free exercise cases like Tandon v.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2025

Establishment of government.—In accordance with the Treaty of Paris a proclamation of General Gage guaranteed the inhabitants the free exercise of the Catholic religion.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene