Unjustified Interference of American Indian Religious Rights: Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association
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Authors
Seger, Michele L.
Issue Date
1989
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22
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|In Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association, the United States Supreme Court reversed the decisions of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Supreme Court held that the development plans for certain public lands traditionally used for religious purposes by the members of three American Indian tribes did not violate first amendment free exercise rights. The Court's decision m Northwest Indian demonstrates its failure to fully understand the American Indian religion|and culture by allowing the government to infringe upon those liberties protected by the first amendment free exercise clause...
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22 Creighton L. Rev. 313 (1988-1989)
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Creighton University School of Law