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Constitutional Law

May 15, 2014

Dear Justices: Corporations are not people, too

There is an argument that Hobby Lobby can be decided entirely with reference to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. By Thomas M. Hall


By Thomas M. Hall


There is an argument that Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., No. 13-354, can be decided entirely with reference to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA). The RFRA isn't complex. It provides that "Government shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability" and then also provides that laws may "substantially burden&q...

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