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O Centro Espirita, et al v. Reno, et al

MEMORANDUM, OPINION, AND ORDER:

35 Cited authorities

  1. Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.

    473 U.S. 432 (1985)   Cited 9,704 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that mental disability is not a quasi-suspect class

  2. Plyler v. Doe

    457 U.S. 202 (1982)   Cited 3,012 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Holding that States cannot deny to illegal aliens the free public education they provide to citizens and legally documented aliens

  3. Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena

    515 U.S. 200 (1995)   Cited 1,057 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding race-based affirmative action subject to strict judicial scrutiny, and noting that, “to the extent (if any) that Fullilove held federal racial classifications to be subject to a less rigorous standard, it is no longer controlling”

  4. Massachusetts Bd. of Retirement v. Murgia

    427 U.S. 307 (1976)   Cited 1,711 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that age is not a quasi-suspect class

  5. Morton v. Mancari

    417 U.S. 535 (1974)   Cited 1,353 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Indian Commerce Clause empowers Congress to “single Indians out as a proper subject for separate legislation.”

  6. Martin v. Oshrc

    499 U.S. 144 (1991)   Cited 598 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a reviewing court should defer to the Secretary of Labor when the Secretary and the Commission provide reasonable but conflicting interpretations of an ambiguous regulation promulgated under the Occupational Safety and Health Act

  7. Walz v. Tax Commission of New York

    397 U.S. 664 (1970)   Cited 953 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding law granting property tax exemptions to array of religious and secular nonprofit institutions served to promote "beneficial and stabilizing influences in community life" and minimize "[t]he hazards of churches supporting government"

  8. Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld

    420 U.S. 636 (1975)   Cited 723 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding unconstitutional a Social Security classification that excluded fathers from receipt of child-in-care benefits available to mothers

  9. Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education

    476 U.S. 267 (1986)   Cited 502 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a contractual provision in a collective bargaining agreement, which "operate[d] against whites and in favor of certain minorities," violated the Equal Protection Clause

  10. Morrison v. Garraghty

    239 F.3d 648 (4th Cir. 2001)   Cited 1,090 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff must demonstrate "that he has been treated differently from others with whom he is similarly situated"

  11. Section 801 - Congressional findings and declarations: controlled substances

    21 U.S.C. § 801   Cited 7,268 times   77 Legal Analyses
    Finding that to effectively control interstate traffic in illegal drugs it is necessary to control intrastate possession of and traffic in those substances

  12. Section 812 - Schedules of controlled substances

    21 U.S.C. § 812   Cited 2,813 times   73 Legal Analyses
    Criminalizing heroin

  13. Section 668 - Bald and golden eagles

    16 U.S.C. § 668   Cited 164 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Declaring it illegal to "take, possess, sell, purchase, barter, offer to sell, purchase or barter, transport, export or import" a bald eagle

  14. Section 1996 - Protection and preservation of traditional religions of Native Americans

    42 U.S.C. § 1996   Cited 134 times

    On and after August 11, 1978, it shall be the policy of the United States to protect and preserve for American Indians their inherent right of freedom to believe, express, and exercise the traditional religions of the American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, and Native Hawaiians, including but not limited to access to sites, use and possession of sacred objects, and the freedom to worship through ceremonials and traditional rites. 42 U.S.C. § 1996 Pub. L. 95-341, §1, Aug. 11, 1978, 92 Stat. 469. STATUTORY

  15. Section 1996a - Traditional Indian religious use of peyote

    42 U.S.C. § 1996a   Cited 20 times

    (a) Congressional findings and declarations The Congress finds and declares that- (1) for many Indian people, the traditional ceremonial use of the peyote cactus as a religious sacrament has for centuries been integral to a way of life, and significant in perpetuating Indian tribes and cultures; (2) since 1965, this ceremonial use of peyote by Indians has been protected by Federal regulation; (3) while at least 28 States have enacted laws which are similar to, or are in conformance with, the Federal

  16. Section 1307.31 - Native American Church

    21 C.F.R. § 1307.31   Cited 38 times
    Exempting use of peyote in bona fide religious ceremonies of the Native American Church