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Religious Restoration Act:
City of Boerne (Texas) v. Flores

Argued: Feb. 19, 1997	Decided: June 25, 1997
Vote: 6 to 3

At Issue: Whether the Religious Freedom Restoration Act violates the First and 14th Amendments, and whether Congress gave religion special privilege over other expressions of conscience in passing the act.

Decision: The Court struck down a federal law intended to protect religious practices from government interference as congressional overreaching.

• Read the full text of the City of Boerne v. Flores decision at the FindLaw Internet Legal Resources Web site.

• Read the transcript and listen to the City of Boerne v. Flores oral argument in RealAudio at the Oyez Oyez Oyez Web site.

Background from The Post • Supreme Court Overturns Religious Freedom Statute (June 26, 1997)
• 'I Remain of the View That Smith Was Wrongly Decided' (June 26, 1997)
• 'Congress Does Not Enforce a . . . Right by Changing What the Right Is' (June 26, 1997)
• Bitter Over Ruling, Groups See Trouble for Minority Faiths (June 26, 1997)
• Congress, Courts and Churches (editorial) (June 26, 1997)
• Texas City Asserts Congress Is 'Overreaching' on Religion (Feb. 20, 1997)
• High Court to Rule on Religion Law (Feb. 20, 1997)

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