Religious Freedom and Recycled Tires: The Meaning and Implications of Trinity Lutheran

Abstract

The Supreme Court's decision in Trinity Lutheran clearly affirmed a First Amendment rule against anti-religious discrimination. At the same time, it raised or left open a number of important and interesting questions about education reform, the relevance of anti-Catholic bias to states' so-called Blaine Amendments, and the sharpening tension between religious freedom and the application of antidiscrimination laws.

Keywords: First Amendment, Supreme Court, Free Exercise, Establishment Clause, Blaine Amendments, School Choice, Trinity Lutheran, Religious Freedom, Religious Liberty, Discrimination

JEL Classification: K10, K19