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When “Free” Exercise Costs the State: Supreme Court Grapples With Expanding Free Exercise Clause Jurisprudence

The concept of free exercise increasingly imposes a tangible price on the state, transforming from a shield for individual belief and practice into a mandate for government subsidy for institutions.
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The concept of free exercise increasingly imposes a tangible price on the state, transforming from a shield for individual belief and practice into a mandate for government subsidy for institutions.
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