Case Categories: Religious Oaths
- McDaniel v. Paty (1978)
McDaniel v. Paty (1978) ruled that a Tennessee law prohibiting clergy members from serving as political delegates violated the free exercise clause of the First...
- Torcaso v. Watkins (1961)
Torcaso v. Watkins (1961) found that requiring an oath to affirm belief in “the existence of God” in order to hold public office violated the First...
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