Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Assn.

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate November 30, 1987
gptkbp:citation 485 U.S. 439
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkbp:date April 19, 1988
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Harry_Blackmun
gptkb:William_Brennan
gptkbp:docketNumber 86-1013
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Lyng,_Secretary_of_Agriculture,_et_al._v._Northwest_Indian_Cemetery_Protective_Association_et_al.
gptkbp:heldBy Government action that makes it more difficult to practice religion, but does not coerce individuals into violating their beliefs or penalize religious activity, does not violate the Free Exercise Clause.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Assn.
gptkbp:joinedBy gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:Byron_White
gptkb:William_Rehnquist
gptkb:Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens
gptkbp:legalImpact Limited the scope of the Free Exercise Clause regarding government land use and Native American religious practices.
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Sandra_Day_O'Connor
gptkbp:predecessor subsequent cases on religious freedom and land use
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:U.S._Forest_Service
gptkb:Six_Rivers_National_Forest
gptkb:Karuk_Tribe
gptkb:Tolowa_Tribe
gptkb:Yurok_Tribe
gptkb:G-O_Road
gptkbp:subject gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkb:Free_Exercise_Clause
Native American religious rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lyng,_Secretary_of_Agriculture
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8