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Religious Freedom Restoration Act : Its Rise, Fall, and Current Status.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Author/Creator:
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Church and state.
Freedom of religion.
Judge-made law.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (6 pages) : digital, PDF file
monochrome
Place of Publication:
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1999.
System Details:
System requirements: PDF reader software.
text file
PDF
Summary:
Summarizes the legislative and political history of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), including its emergence as a reaction to Supreme Court decisions narrowing the strict scrutiny of Government action affecting religious exercise. Reviews the Supreme Court decision that held the Act to be unconstitutional as applied to the States and the RFRA's present status.
Notes:
CRS Report.
Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
Other Format:
Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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