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Government Must Support and Encourage Free Exercise of Religion, or Fail
Illinois Family Institute has joined a friend of the court ("amicus") brief supporting Catholic Social Services in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, which was just argued before the U.S. Supreme Court.
At the federal level, the courts generally enforce this amendment by requiring 1) a compelling government interest, and 2) the least restrictive means narrowly tailored to actually achieve that interest (called the strict scrutiny test), before allowing a government to infringe Constitutional rights.
At the federal level, the courts generally enforce this amendment by requiring 1) a compelling government interest, and 2) the least restrictive means narrowly tailored to actually achieve that interest (called the strict scrutiny test), before allowing a government to infringe Constitutional rights.
Posted in Federal, Religious Liberty
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Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, Bernie Sanders, Catholic Social Services in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, COVID–19, Employment Division v. Smith, free exercise of religion, James Odom, Philadelphia, Religious Freedom Restoration, Religious Liberty
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