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Georgetown University

Berkley Center: Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association

For Students 9th - 10th
In Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association, the Supreme Court considered a free exercise challenge to the U.S. Forest Service's construction of a road through an area used by certain American Indian groups for religious...
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Handout
Other

Civil Liberties: Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association

For Students 9th - 10th
How does the constitution resolve a conflict between the government's property rights and the right of groups to engage in religious practices on lands they consider sacred? The Supreme Court answered that question in favor of the...