Abstract
I. Introduction . . . . . 1179
II. The Transfiguration of Sherbert and Its Progeny . . . . . 1180
A. The Sherbert Line of Cases . . . . . 1180
B. The Transfiguration of Sherbert . . . . . 1184
C. A Categorical Rule: An Individualized Process for Allocating Governmental Benefits and Burdens Is Not Generally Applicable . . . . . 1186
III. Protecting Religious Liberty Under the Categorical Rule . . . . . 1190
A. Some Thoughtful Decisions . . . . . 1190
1. The Tenafly Eruv Case . . . . . 1190
2. The Case of the Acting Student Who Refused To Curse God . . . . . 1192
3. The Case of the College Freshman Who Wanted To Live Off Campus . . . . . 1194
4. The Case of the Native American Holy Man and His Black Bears . . . . . 1197
B. The Categorical Rule Applied . . . . . 1198
IV. Conclusion . . . . . 1202
Recommended Citation
Richard F. Duncan,
Free Exercise and Individualized Exemptions: Herein of Smith, Sherbert, Hogwarts, and Religious Liberty,
83 Neb. L. Rev.
(2004)
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