The American legal context of religious freedom is an area marked by turmoil. Religious groups must seek explicit protection, boxing in their identity to fit the American legal mold of what religion is. American Indians have faced a long battle for religious recognition and protection. This paper looks at the Native American Church (NAC) and the federal peyote exemption that legalized peyote for use in religious ceremonies by American Indians. Since the creation of the exemption, there have been several cases brought forth by white Americans seeking the right to practice peyote religion. This project seeks to identify why the peyote exemption remains ethnically restricted despite claims of racial discrimination under the Equal Protection Cl...
INTRODUCTION Freedom of worship is a protected liberty that most Americans commonly take for granted...
This brief will explore the limitations of the first amendment in regards to the religious freedoms ...
Religious freedom is necessarily a broad concept since it must apply to a wide range of religions. Y...
The American legal context of religious freedom is an area marked by turmoil. Religious groups must ...
INTRODUCTION North American Indians have used peyote within religious ceremonies for centuries. Beca...
This brief will focus upon the religious practices of Native Americans in the United States. It will...
From the Spanish Edict of 1620 prohibiting the usage of peyote to current state narcotics laws class...
Native American peoples have been fighting for their religious rights since colonization and their r...
Employment Division v. Smith was a watershed moment in First Amendment law, with the Supreme Court h...
The story of the constitutional showdown over Native Americans’ religious use of peyote With the gra...
For several decades the peyotists within the Native American Church of North America have won numero...
Artykuł jest poświęcony sytuacji, jaka wynikła z nagłego zetknięcia się ze sobą dwóch, całkowicie od...
The following brief describes religious affiliation of Native Americans, with an emphasis on histori...
From North Dakota’s Standing Rock encampments to Arizona’s San Francisco Peaks, Native Americans hav...
In 1988 the United States Supreme Court declared constitutional the federal government’s ...
INTRODUCTION Freedom of worship is a protected liberty that most Americans commonly take for granted...
This brief will explore the limitations of the first amendment in regards to the religious freedoms ...
Religious freedom is necessarily a broad concept since it must apply to a wide range of religions. Y...
The American legal context of religious freedom is an area marked by turmoil. Religious groups must ...
INTRODUCTION North American Indians have used peyote within religious ceremonies for centuries. Beca...
This brief will focus upon the religious practices of Native Americans in the United States. It will...
From the Spanish Edict of 1620 prohibiting the usage of peyote to current state narcotics laws class...
Native American peoples have been fighting for their religious rights since colonization and their r...
Employment Division v. Smith was a watershed moment in First Amendment law, with the Supreme Court h...
The story of the constitutional showdown over Native Americans’ religious use of peyote With the gra...
For several decades the peyotists within the Native American Church of North America have won numero...
Artykuł jest poświęcony sytuacji, jaka wynikła z nagłego zetknięcia się ze sobą dwóch, całkowicie od...
The following brief describes religious affiliation of Native Americans, with an emphasis on histori...
From North Dakota’s Standing Rock encampments to Arizona’s San Francisco Peaks, Native Americans hav...
In 1988 the United States Supreme Court declared constitutional the federal government’s ...
INTRODUCTION Freedom of worship is a protected liberty that most Americans commonly take for granted...
This brief will explore the limitations of the first amendment in regards to the religious freedoms ...
Religious freedom is necessarily a broad concept since it must apply to a wide range of religions. Y...