Legal Opinion
Smith v. Employment Division
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided October 18, 1988No. 84-AB-1217; CA A33421; SC S32481; USSC 86-946; 84-AB-161; CA A31186; SC S32482; USSC 86-947PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
These cases are before us on remand from the Supreme Court of the United States. Employment Div. v. Smith, 485 US_, 108 S Ct 1444, 99 L Ed 2d 753 (1988). We had decided that the state could not, consistent with the First Amendment, deny unemployment compensation to petitioners, who had been discharged from employment for ingesting peyote in ceremonies of the Native American Church, of which they were members. Smith v. Employment Div., 301 Or 209, 721 P2d 445 (1986); Black v. Employment Div., 301 Or 221, 721 P2d 451 (1986).
In our earlier opinions, we observed that the record in each case…
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