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Reynolds V. United States (1879), John Hermann
Reynolds V. United States (1879), John Hermann
John Hermann
In Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. 145 (1897), the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a federal law prohibiting polygamy did not violate the free exercise clause of the First Amendment. The Court's decision was among the first to hold that the free exercise of religion is not absolute.
Lyng V. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association (1988), John Hermann
Lyng V. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association (1988), John Hermann
John Hermann
In Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association, 485 U.S. 439 (1988), the Supreme Court held that the free exercise clause of the First Amendment does not prohibit the federal government from timber harvesting or constructing a road through a portion of a national forest that is considered a sacred religious site by three Native American tribes.