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October Term 1987 · decided Apr 27, 1988

Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of the State of Oregon, et al. v. Smith

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  • Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of the State of Oregon v. Smith, OT 1987, April 27, 1988.
  • Citation: 485 U.S. 660.
  • Vote: 5 to 3.
  • Issue area: First Amendment.

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Decided 1988-04-27 (October Term 1987). Citation: 485 U.S. 660. Vote: 5–3. Issue area: First Amendment. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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