Sentences with phrase «federal free exercise»
I think the boldest theory that I keep hearing is that there is a federal free exercise interest that is going to overcome the Blaine amendments.
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King wrote that when acting as a federal prosecutor, Sessions used his power to «chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens.»
Federal court rules that secular, for - profit corporations do not have a right to free exercise of religion.
This is clear from the First Amendment to the Federal Constitution, in which the Congress is denied the power to make any «laws respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.»
IMHO schools should only close for Federal holidays (aside from things like winter / spring / summer break) as that eliminates the risk of First Amendment challenges («establishment of religion» and»... or prohibiting the free exercise thereof»).
The anonymous «Federal Farmer» in letters to «The Republican» joined in: «It is true, we are not disposed to differ much, at present, about religion; but when we are making a constitution, it is to be hoped, for ages and millions yet unborn, why not establish the free exercise of religion, as a part of the national compact.»
If state courts rule that the amendment requires that religious students and institutions be treated differently than secular ones, as Martinez's ruling seems to imply, it could potentially raise a federal challenge under both the First and Fourteenth Amendments as a violation of free exercise and equal protection.
The question now facing the court is whether such provisions, if used to exclude organizations from aid programs based solely on the organization's religious status, violate the federal Constitution's guarantee of free religious exercise.
If you don't live in a state with free college tuition, and don't plan on / don't want to move, you can do your part in making college affordable for your children and for all children by exercising your right to vote, and by using that right to vote for state and federal officials who will work to bring about state - level and federal - level programs to make college affordable for all.
While injunctions against the enforcement of a State rate statute should not be granted by a Federal court except in a case reasonably free from doubt, the equity jurisdiction of the Federal court has been constantly exercised for such purpose.
Many conservatives in the United States are strong supporters of the free exercise clause, but think that the establishment clause should only apply to the federal government (so the state and local governments can establish a religion).
The policies are meant to ensure that ICE and CBP officers and agents exercise sound judgment when enforcing federal law at or focused on sensitive locations, to enhance the public understanding and trust, and to ensure that people seeking to participate in activities or utilize services provided at any sensitive location are free to do so, without fear or hesitation.