Article
Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith (1990)
Encyclopedia of the First Amendment
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Disciplines
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
ISBN
9780872893115
Citation Information
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.