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Oct 11

Constitution Check: Can religious conscience override public duty?

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Posted 1 year, 8 months ago.

By Lyle Denniston

Dueling lawsuits are looming.

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Issue: Constitution Check, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Gay Marriage Tagged: Garrity v. New Jersey, McAuliffe v. Mayor of New Bedford, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., religious freedom, Rose Marie Belforti, Torcaso v. Watkins

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