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Rules: Under the free exercise clause, a state may constitutionally refuse to carve out an exception from its generally applicable criminal laws for religious practices. | Rules: Under the free exercise clause, a state may constitutionally refuse to carve out an exception from its generally applicable criminal laws for religious practices. | ||
Reasoning: The | Reasoning: The first amendment protects the right to believe, but not the right to act. Here, the two argued they should be granted an exception. However, religious beliefs have never been held to excuse people from compliance with otherwise valid and neutral laws prohibiting conduct that the state is free to regulate. | ||
Under strict scrutiny, the government must have a compelling state interest to burden religious practice. Here, the state’s interest to control the use of narcotics is compelling enough to warrant this burden. | Under strict scrutiny, the government must have a compelling state interest to burden religious practice. Here, the state’s interest to control the use of narcotics is compelling enough to warrant this burden. |