What constitutes a substantial burden on religious freedom?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Wolcott v. Bd. of Rabbis of No. & So. Cal., Case No. 1:14-cv-00936-DAD-JLT (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):
A "substantial burden" occurs "where the state . . . denies [an important benefit] because of conduct mandated by religious belief, thereby putting substantial pressure on an adherent to modify his behavior and to violate his beliefs." Warsoldier v. Woodford, 418 F.3d 989, 995 (9th
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