Legal Opinion
Peyote Way Church of God, Inc. v. Richard Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1991No. 88-7039PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
The Peyote Way Church of God, Inc. (Peyote Way) sued for a declaratory judgment that federal and Texas laws prohibiting peyote possession by all except members of the Native American Church of North America (NAC) are unconstitutional. Peyote Way also requested that the district court enjoin the defendants, the Attorneys General of Texas and the United States, from enforcing the peyote prohibition laws against it or its members. The district court upheld the constitutionality of the federal and state laws challenged by Peyote Way. On appeal, Peyote Way challenges the…
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