The following excerpt is from Barnes v. Furman, 14-581 (2nd Cir. 2015):
3. We have not decided whether the substantial burden test remains viable in our Circuit following Employment Division v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990), but we need not decide the issue here because defendants have not contested that Barnes satisfies this element, see Holland, 758 F.3d at 221.
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