free exercise
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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 argued the court should hear her case to decide whether the free exercise of religion guaranteed by the 1st Amendment should have protected her from being sued.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2025
Taylor, the latest in a string of court cases offering substantial protections for certain people’s free exercise of religion, many questions remain.
From Slate ● Jul. 9, 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 T. W. (Thomas William) Allies