Religion Law Quiz #7

Today we discuss whether RFRA applies to the states.  Let's see how you do.

 

QUESTION: True or False: The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) applies to the States. 

 

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ANSWER: FALSE.  This is a trick question.  It is true that when Congress passed RFRA it relied on the 14th Amendment (Section 5) to make it applicable to the State.  However, in City of Boerne v. Flores, 521 U.S. 507, 117 S.Ct. 2157, 138 L.Ed.2d 624 (1997) the Supreme Court ruled RFRA was in excess of the powers allotted to Congress under that provision. 

 

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