Article
Sherbert v. Verner (1963)
Encyclopedia of the First Amendment
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Disciplines
Abstract
In Sherbert v. Verner, 374 U.S. 398 (1963), the Supreme Court ruled that government can restrict the free exercise rights of individuals only if the regulations survive strict scrutiny, placing a steep burden on state laws in such cases.
Editor
John R. Vile, David L. Hudson Jr., & David Schultz
Publisher
Congressional Quarterly Press
ISBN
9780872893115
Citation Information
Hermann, J. R. (2009). Sherbert v. Verner (1963). In J. R. Vile, D. L. Hudson Jr., & D. Schultz (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the first amendment (pp. 989-990). Congressional Quarterly Press.