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Lester v. Butler, No. A14A2008 (2015).
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Lester v. Butler, No. A14A2008 (State Appellate Court, 2015). https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/lester-v-butler/
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Lester v. Butler (No. A14A2008) [State Appellate Court, 2015] — A Seventh-day Adventist who was terminated for refusing to work on Saturdays is entitled to unemployment benefits because the denial of benefits violated her constitutional right to free exercise of religion. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/lester-v-butler/, accessed April 10, 2026).
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Holding: A Seventh-day Adventist who was terminated for refusing to work on Saturdays is entitled to unemployment benefits because the denial of benefits violated her constitutional right to free exercise of religion.
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Lester v. Butler (No. A14A2008) is a Free Exercise case decided by the State Appellate Court in 2015. The court held that a Seventh-day Adventist who was terminated for refusing to work on Saturdays is entitled to unemployment benefits because the denial of benefits violated her constitutional right to free exercise of religion.