Legal Opinion
John C. Leahy, Jr. v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 1, 1987No. 87-7012PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
This case presents a first amendment free exercise clause challenge to the District of Columbia’s requirement that applicants for driver’s licenses provide the District with their Social Security numbers. The district court, based on a misreading of recent Supreme Court precedent, dismissed the case. Leahy v. District of Columbia, 646 F.Supp. 1372 (D.D.C.1986). We correct that misreading; restate the currently applicable free exercise doctrine; reverse the district court’s judgment and remand the case for further…
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