Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. Hialeah: The Precedents


Here are a list of precedents for the case.

Thomas v. Review Board of Indiana (1981): The Court ruled that religious beliefs need not be acceptable, logical, consistent, or comprehensible to others in order to merit First Amendment protection.

Employment Division of Oregon v. Smith (1990): A Law that burdens religious practice need not be justified by a compelling governmental interest if it is neutral and of general applicability.

Frazee v. Illinois (1989): The assertion that animal sacrifice is an integral part of (Santerian) religion cannot be deemed bizarre or incredible.

McGowan v. Maryland (1961): A social harm may have been a legitimate concern of government for reasons quite apart from discrimination.

Schneider v. State of New Jersey (1939): The neutrality of a law is suspect if First Amendment freedoms are curtailed ot prevent isolated collateral harms not themselves prohibited by direct regulation.



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