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Sherbert v. Verner
Supreme Court of the United States (1963) | 10 L. Ed. 2d 965; 83 S. Ct. 1790; 374 U.S. 398; 1963 U.S. LEXIS 976; 9 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1152
TL;DR: A Seventh-day Adventist was denied unemployment benefits after being fired for refusing to work on her Saturday Sabbath. The Supreme Court held that denying benefits under these circumstances unconstitutionally burdened her free exercise of religion without a compelling state interest.
Legal Significance: This case established the "Sherbert Test," requiring government to show a compelling interest and use the least restrictive means to justify a law that substantially burdens an individual's sincere religious practice.