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Employment Division v. Smith (1990)

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*Employment Division v. Smith* (1990) held that a neutral, generally applicable law needs no religious exemption.

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So long as a law does not target religion, courts do not weigh the believer's interest against the state's.

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A law aimed at a religious practice is a different case — neutrality is the condition, not a formality.