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

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

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

It includes the free exercise of the rights of the parties thereto, so far, at least, as they are not incompatible with each other, or with the general principles of natural or national law.

From Popery! As it Was and as it Is Also, Auricular Confession; And Popish Nunneries by Hogan, William