US Supreme Court - Religious freedom: Church use of hallucinogen upheld
There is religious freedom in the United States, and the overwhelming majority of Americans are Christians. In turn, the majority of Christians are Protestants, but of many denominations. The largest single Christian group embraces members (some 61 million in 1999) of the Roman Catholic Church; ...
The US Supreme Court last week handed down a decision inHolder v Humanitarian Law Projectwhich has caused very considerable controversy as it would seem very significantly to restrict the right under the US Constitution to freedom of expression. The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of ...
The United States Supreme Court has held that the Constitution’s Establishment Clause prevents the government from appointing ministers. The Supreme Court has also held that the “Free Exercise” clause prevents the government from interfering with the freedom of religious groups to select individuals...
William Rehnquist was the 16th chief justice of the United States, appointed to the Supreme Court in 1971 and elevated to chief justice in 1986. Rehnquist served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. After the war, he attended Stanford Univers
New US report alleges religious freedom violations in China, Iran India The annual survey documents alleged mistreatment and persecution worldwide. 2 years ago What's behind India's strategic neutrality on Russia's invasion of Ukraine India will continue to maintain ties to both Russia and the We...
religious ceremonies that contains a substance deemed “illegal and of no benefit” by the U.S. Government. This oral history recounts the UDV’s 8-year effort to achieve proper sanctions and official permissions (including a unanimous Supreme Court ruling) to practice their religion legally and...
religious ceremonies that contains a substance deemed “illegal and of no benefit” by the U.S. Government. This oral history recounts the UDV’s 8-year effort to achieve proper sanctions and official permissions (including a unanimous Supreme Court ruling) to practice their religion legally and...
InReynolds v. United States, the Supreme Court rules that laws banning polygamy do not violate the religious freedom of Mormons. 1940 InCantwell v. Connecticut,the Supreme Court ruled that a statute requiring a license to solicit for religious purposes violated the First Amendment's guarantee of ...
U.S. Supreme Court Eisenstadt v. Baird, 405 U.S. 438 (1972) Eisenstadt v. Baird No. 70-17 Argued November 17-18, 1971 Decided March 22, 1972 405 U.S. 438 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT Syllabus Appellee attacks his conviction of violating Massac...