peyote

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Smith, the Supreme Court upheld the firing of two Native American employees who had been denied unemployment benefits after using peyote, a sacrament in their religious ceremonies.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2024

The 1990 case ruled against a Native American group that wanted to use peyote in its services.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022

Smith, which was on the surface about the sacramental use of peyote, but ultimately had to do with whether religious beliefs and ceremonies can trump state law.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2022

Native Americans' free-exercise right to ingest peyote was denied in the 1990 Smith decision.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2022

For several years peyotists were a powerful factor in the tribal council, and they were not loath to play upon the connection between peyote and poison parsnips in the minds of their cotribalists.

From Washo Religion by Downs, James F.