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In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that this state’s compulsory education laws must yield to the concerns of Amish parents that sending their children to public school after the eighth grade exposed their children to influences that undermined their religious faith and religious practices.

Reynolds v. United States (1879)

Church of the Lukumi Babaly Aye v. Hialeah (1993)

Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

Employment Division v. Smith (1990)

In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that this religious sect could continue their traditional practice of sacrificing animals.

Reynolds v. United States (1879)

Church of the Lukumi Babaly Aye v. Hialeah (1993)

Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

Employment Division v. Smith (1990)

In this case, the Supreme Court held that this sect’s use of the hallucinogenic drug, peyote, violated a generally applicable law against the use of dangerous narcotics. In response, Congress passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (1993).

Reynolds v. United States (1879)

Church of the Lukumi Babaly Aye v. Hialeah (1993)

Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

Employment Division v. Smith (1990)

In this case, the Supreme Court upheld a federal law (a law enacted by Congress) making it illegal to practice polygamy. The Court felt that the law was a general law, intended to protect public health and safety, and that the law applied to all regardless of religious belief or affiliation. The Court also distinguished between a religious belief and religious practice.

Reynolds v. United States (1879)

Church of the Lukumi Babaly Aye v. Hialeah (1993)

Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)

Employment Division v. Smith (1990)

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