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When “Close Enough” Is Not Enough: Accommodating The Religiously Devout, Dallan F. Flake
When “Close Enough” Is Not Enough: Accommodating The Religiously Devout, Dallan F. Flake
BYU Law Review
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires employers to “reasonably accommodate” employees’ religious practices that conflict with work requirements unless doing so would cause undue hardship to their business operations. Can an accommodation be reasonable if it only partially removes the conflict between an employee’s job and their religious beliefs? For instance, if a Christian employee requests Sundays off because he believes working on his Sabbath is a sin, and his employer responds by giving him Sunday mornings off to attend church services but requires him to work in the afternoon, has the employer provided a reasonable …
Dignity, Deference, And Discrimination: An Analysis Of Religious Freedom In America’S Prisons, Elyse Slabaugh
Dignity, Deference, And Discrimination: An Analysis Of Religious Freedom In America’S Prisons, Elyse Slabaugh
BYU Law Review
The free exercise of religion often presents a complex reality in prison. Over the years, the standard of scrutiny for free exercise claims has not only been easily alterable but also unclear and inconsistent in its application. Recent legislation, such as RLUIPA and RFRA, has significantly improved the state of religious freedom in prisons. However, two U.S. Supreme Court decisions on RLUIPA—Cutter v. Wilkinson and Holt v. Hobbs—have led to some confusion among lower courts regarding the level of deference that should be afforded to prison officials. Although Holt demonstrated a hard look approach to strict scrutiny, it did nothing …
Don’T Say Gay Or God: How Federal Law Threatens Student Religious Rights And Fails To Protect Lgbtq Students, Stephen Mcloughlin
Don’T Say Gay Or God: How Federal Law Threatens Student Religious Rights And Fails To Protect Lgbtq Students, Stephen Mcloughlin
BYU Law Review
Federal law requires schools to protect students from discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. This protection is based on the principle that students must be free to explore their self-identity within the school environment as part of their intellectual development. Thus, schools must eliminate speech that threatens LGBTQ students based on their gender identity or sexual orientation. However, schools must also protect free speech and religious rights. Indeed, the expression of religious beliefs is also crucial to intellectual growth. Thus, schools must develop student speech policies that protect LGBTQ students from harmful speech while protecting controversial religious …
Tensions And Synergies In Religious Liberty: An Evaluation Of The Interrelation Of Freedom Of Belief With Other Human Rights; Parallel Equality And Anti-Discrimination Provisions; Enforcement In Competing European Courts; And Mediated Dispute Resolution, Mark Hill
BYU Law Review
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Goldilocks And The Three-Judge Panel: Spencer V. World Vision, Inc. And The Religious Organization Exemption Of Title Vii, Brandon S. Boulter
Goldilocks And The Three-Judge Panel: Spencer V. World Vision, Inc. And The Religious Organization Exemption Of Title Vii, Brandon S. Boulter
BYU Law Review
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Defamation Of Religions: A Vague And Overbroad Theory That Threatens Basic Human Rights, Allison G. Belnap
Defamation Of Religions: A Vague And Overbroad Theory That Threatens Basic Human Rights, Allison G. Belnap
BYU Law Review
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Keynote Address: After Twenty-Five Years, Robert A. Seiple
Keynote Address: After Twenty-Five Years, Robert A. Seiple
BYU Law Review
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Mexican Legislation On Religion And The 1981 Declaration On Intolerance And Discrimination, Raul Gonzalez Schmal
Mexican Legislation On Religion And The 1981 Declaration On Intolerance And Discrimination, Raul Gonzalez Schmal
BYU Law Review
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Tolerance And Religious Freedom: The Struggle In Peru To Tolerate Multiple Cultures In Light Of Principles Of Religious Freedom, Carlos Valderrama Adriansen
Tolerance And Religious Freedom: The Struggle In Peru To Tolerate Multiple Cultures In Light Of Principles Of Religious Freedom, Carlos Valderrama Adriansen
BYU Law Review
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The Story Of A Forgotten Battle: Reviewing The Mormon Question: Polygamy And Constitutional Conflict In Nineteenth Century America, Nathan B. Oman
The Story Of A Forgotten Battle: Reviewing The Mormon Question: Polygamy And Constitutional Conflict In Nineteenth Century America, Nathan B. Oman
BYU Law Review
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Mexico And The 1981 United Nations Declaration On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Intolerance And Of Discrimination Based On Religion Or Belief, Jose Luis Soberanes Fernandez
Mexico And The 1981 United Nations Declaration On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Intolerance And Of Discrimination Based On Religion Or Belief, Jose Luis Soberanes Fernandez
BYU Law Review
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Contemporary Discussions On Religious Minorities In Islam, Jorgen S. Nielsen
Contemporary Discussions On Religious Minorities In Islam, Jorgen S. Nielsen
BYU Law Review
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The Coptic Church In Egypt: A Comment On Protecting Religious Minorities Fiom Nonstate Discrimination, Scott Kent Brown Ii
The Coptic Church In Egypt: A Comment On Protecting Religious Minorities Fiom Nonstate Discrimination, Scott Kent Brown Ii
BYU Law Review
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Liberte, Egalite, Et Fraternite At Risk For New Religious Movements In France, Hannah Clayson Smith
Liberte, Egalite, Et Fraternite At Risk For New Religious Movements In France, Hannah Clayson Smith
BYU Law Review
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Public Schools And The Inevitability Of Religious Inequality, Richard F. Duncan
Public Schools And The Inevitability Of Religious Inequality, Richard F. Duncan
BYU Law Review
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Kiss Of Death: Application Of Title Vii's Prohibition Against Religious Discrimination In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, James D. Phipps
Kiss Of Death: Application Of Title Vii's Prohibition Against Religious Discrimination In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, James D. Phipps
BYU Law Review
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Permitting Religious Employers To Discriminate On The Basis Of Religion: Application To For-Profit Activities, Scott Klundt
Permitting Religious Employers To Discriminate On The Basis Of Religion: Application To For-Profit Activities, Scott Klundt
BYU Law Review
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