Legal Opinion
Williams v. Bright
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 5, 1995PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward J. Greenfield, J.
This personal injury case has given rise to a sharp clash of views as to basic constitutional rights. If a court permits a jury in determining the verdict in a case to consider whether or not a person’s religious beliefs are or are not reasonable, does that constitute a restraint on the cherished right of the free exercise of religion, or conversely, does the refusal of a court to allow it give the party professing unique religious beliefs a special preference not available to others? The First Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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