EMPLOYMENT DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF OREGON, et al. v. SMITH
Supreme Court Cases
485 U.S. 660 (1988)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment permits the State of Oregon to include religiously inspired peyote use within the reach of its general criminal prohibition on use of that drug, and thus permits the State to deny unemployment benefits to the persons dismissed from their jobs because of religiously inspired use.
Action
Vacated and remanded. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- Craig J. Dorsay View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Dave Frohnmayer View all cases