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Constitutional Law Keyed to Levinson
City of Boerne v. Flores
Citation:
521 U.S. 507 (1997)Facts
The Archbishop of San Antonio argued that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act that prohibits government from substantially burdening a person’s exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability unless the government can demonstrate certain burdens violate the Constitution. The Archbishop of San Antonio had applied for a building permit to enlarge St. Peter Catholic Church in Boerne, Texas. City authorities denied the application because, under a local historic preservation ordinance, the church was within a historic district. The Archbishop then brought suit, arguing that the permit denial violated RFRA. The city responded that RFRA was unenforceable because it was unconstitutional as applied to state and local governments.
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