Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith (1990)
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
In Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990), the Supreme Court changed free exercise law dramatically by ruling that generally applicable laws not targeting specific religious practices do not violate the free exercise clause of the First Amendment. The Court abandoned the compelling interest test that it had used in free exercise cases since 1963 in Sherbert v. Verner.
Editor
John R. Vile, David L. Hudson Jr., & David Schultz
Publisher
Congressional Quarterly Press
City
Washington, D.C.
ISBN
9780872893115
Repository Citation
Hermann, J. R. (2009). Employment division, department of human resources of Oregon v. Smith (1990). In J. R. Vile, D. L. Hudson Jr., & D. Schultz (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the first amendment (pp. 415-416). Congressional Quarterly Press.
Publication Information
Encyclopedia of the First Amendment