The Associated Press reports that lawmakers modeledKansas House Bill 2203 — known as the Religious Freedom Preservation Act — after the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which originally provided federal religious freedom protections in state courts. (christianitytoday.com)
«This Executive Order is good, lawful public policy that reinforces existing religious freedom protections in law and affirms that President Trump's administration will respect the religious freedom rights of all Americans.» (nystateofpolitics.com)
It's an argument that courts previously have been hesitant to address, because it means weighing in on a key question, which CT addressed in February: Do corporations have federal religious freedom protection under the First Amendment? (christianitytoday.com)