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16 HLRe: Off Rec. 1 (2025)

handle is hein.journals/hlreoffrec16 and id is 1 raw text is: NOTE NO RELIGION IN THIS ECONOMY: RIGHTS UNDER THE FREE EXERCISE CLAUSE IN MAHMOUD V. MCKNIGHT TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODU CTION ...................................................................... . 1 II. THE LIMITED REACH OF FREE EXERCISE: CASE SUMMARY OF M AHMOUD V. M cKNIGHT ..................................................... 3 A. Factual Background................................................... . 3 B . The Trial Court ......................................................... . 4 C. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.......................... 5 1. The M ajority .................................................... . 5 2. Judge Quattlebaum's Dissent .......................... 6 III. THE FREE EXERCISE BURDENS THEY IGNORED.................... 7 A. Disrupting the Thinking of Elementary Students ..... 7 B. Free Exercise For Those Who Can Afford It .............. 9 C. Opt-Outs as a Feasible Alternative........................... 10 IV . C ON CLU SIO N ........................................................................ . 12 I. INTRODUCTION We must not forget that in the Middle Ages important values of the civilization of the Western World were preserved by members of religious orders who isolated themselves from all worldly influences against great obstacles. There can be no * J.D. Candidate, University of Houston Law Center, 2027. This case note was selected as the best submission for the 2025 Houston Law Review Write-On Competition. 1