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Reynolds v. United States
This week’s religious freedom case is one near to my experience as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the “Church”). Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. 145 (1878), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court upheld a statute that restricted the free exercise of religion by Mr.…
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Permoli v. New Orleans
Today’s case, Permoli v. New Orleans, 44 U. S. 589 (1845), deals with a city ordinance which required all funerals to be performed at a specified “obituary chapel” rather than at individual houses of worship. The case text does not specifically identify why this restriction was imposed, nor does it identify who was entitled to…