Kennedy v. Bremerton School Dist.

Decided June 27, 2022. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 21-418 · 597 U.S. 507 · Cited 282 times

The Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment protect an individual engaging in a personal religious observance from government reprisal; the Constitution neither mandates nor permits the government to suppress such religious expression.

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