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Amy Coney Barrett sizes up 30-year-old precedent balancing religious freedom with rule of law

By Filings on Mon, 11/16/20
Society & Culture
Religious Liberty
Supreme Court
Amy Coney Barrett
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“[Scalia] held that the Constitution does not allow religious adherents to violate a ‘neutral law of general applicability,’ by which he meant a law that applies to everyone and does not favor or disfavor people based on their religion or lack thereof.” - The Conversation

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Aaron Blumer

NewA bit more

Mon, 11/16/20

An interesting analysis. Some more…

The Smith ruling has always been controversial, and many conservatives have long wanted the decision overturned.

But the Smith ruling has never been simply a left-versus-right issue. After all, its author was conservative stalwart Scalia, whom Barrett worked for as a law clerk. And even before her appointment, the Supreme Court’s conservative wing had the numbers to overturn Smith – if they so chose.

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