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Recent Cases, Susan E. Dominick, Robert D. Butters, Walter T. Eccard
Recent Cases, Susan E. Dominick, Robert D. Butters, Walter T. Eccard
Vanderbilt Law Review
The first amendment guarantee of free exercise of religion, although couched in absolute terms, has never been considered an absolute right. The first significant free exercise case, Reynolds v.United States,' upheld the conviction of a Mormon polygamist who claimed a religious exemption from the bigamy laws on the basis of the first amendment. The Court held that while Congress was left powerless to legislate in matters of mere opinion, it was nonetheless" left free to reach actions which were in violation of social duties or subversive of good order."'
Susan E. Dominick
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The instant decision appears to be the …