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Sherbert v. Verner

SCOTUS · Decided Decided

Case Overview

Denying unemployment benefits to a Saturday Sabbath observer required strict scrutiny of the burden on free exercise. The compelling-interest test Smith displaced and RFRA restored by statute.


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