Religious Freedom Restoration Act : Its Rise, Fall, and Current Status.

Summarizes the legislative and political history of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), including its emergence as a reaction to Supreme Court decisions narrowing the strict scrutiny of government action affecting religious exercise. Reviews the Supreme Court decision that held the act to...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1998.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Summarizes the legislative and political history of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), including its emergence as a reaction to Supreme Court decisions narrowing the strict scrutiny of government action affecting religious exercise. Reviews the Supreme Court decision that held the act to be unconstitutional as applied to the States and the RFRA's present status.
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