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Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Assn.
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Lyng_v._Northwest_Indian_Cemetery_Protective_Assn.
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
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Object
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
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