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

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

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

The Constitution provides: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.”

From The Short Constitution by Russell, William F.