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Most Supreme Court cases involving religion interpret the Free Exercise Clause or the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. First, the Free Exercise Clause prevents the government from prohibiting the free exercise of religion. This means that an individual can practice their religion as they choose.
Religious Liberty: Landmark Supreme Court Cases. The Court examined whether the federal anti-bigamy statute violated the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause, because plural marriage is part of religious practice. It unanimously upheld the federal law banning ... Reynolds v. United States (1879)
366 US 599 (1961) Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores. A case in which the Court decided that the Affordable Care Act's requirement of for-profit corporations to supply its employees with contraceptives that go against the owners' beliefs is unconstitutional under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993.
About These Resources. The First Amendment has two provisions concerning religion: the Establishment Clause and the Free. Exercise Clause. Learn more about these clauses in First Amendment and religion . Analyze the facts and case summary for Engel v. Vitale.
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FBI v. Fazaga. In a case scheduled to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on November 8, 2021, three Muslim Americans are challenging the FBI’s secret spying on them and their communities based on their religion, in violation of the Constitution and federal law.
Apr 5, 2021 · The study, to be published in The Supreme Court Review, documented a 35-percentage-point increase in the rate of rulings in favor of religion in orally argued cases, culminating in an 81...
Vitale - Landmark Cases of the US Supreme Court. Engel v. Vitale (1962) School-Sponsored Prayer is Unconstitutional. Overview. The First Amendment to the Constitution protects the right to religious worship yet also shields Americans from the establishment of state-sponsored religion.
