1. Employment Div., Dep't of Human Resources v. Smith, Nos. 86-946; 86-947, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, December 8, 1987, Argued , April 27, 1988, Decided ** Together with No. 86-947, Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of the State of Oregon, et al. v. Black, also on certiorari to the same court.
OVERVIEW: If a state prohibited the religious use of peyote, and if that prohibition were consistent with the federal Constitution, there was no federal right to use peyote, and the state was free to withhold unemployment compensation for its use.
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