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|facts=Sherbert, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, refused to work on Saturdays. She had been denied unemployment benefits. | |||
|holding=State laws burdening the free exercise rights of people may only stand if there is a compelling state interest. | |holding=State laws burdening the free exercise rights of people may only stand if there is a compelling state interest. | ||
|comments=*[[Constitutional_Law_Maggs/4th_ed._Outline_II#Q1._What_is_a_substantial_burden.3F_.28Sherbert.29]] | |comments=*[[Constitutional_Law_Maggs/4th_ed._Outline_II#Q1._What_is_a_substantial_burden.3F_.28Sherbert.29]] | ||
*[[Reynolds v. United States]], 1879, Mormon polygamy case | *[[Reynolds v. United States]], 1879, Mormon polygamy case | ||
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| Sherbert v. Verner | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | June 17, 1963 |
Facts
Sherbert, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, refused to work on Saturdays. She had been denied unemployment benefits.
Holding
State laws burdening the free exercise rights of people may only stand if there is a compelling state interest.
