U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
May 22, 2019
When accommodating becomes establishing
The United States has a long, honorable tradition of religious accommodation. But there are important limits.
Jonathan A. Patchen
Partner
Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP
Phone: (415) 858-7594
Email: jpatchen@willkie.com
Harvard Univ Law School; Cambridge MA
The United States has a long, honorable tradition of religious accommodation. When our law burdens the free exercise of religion, the government often allows targeted exemptions out of respect for liberty of conscience. These policies and practices have allowed adherents of many faiths to participate more fully in American public life.
But there are important limits on such accommodations. Under the establishment clause of the U.S. ...
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