Legal Opinion
BEACH v. OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 16, 2017No. Case Number: 114126PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WATT, J.,
¶ 1 This Court granted certiorari in this case to consider whether Appellant, Kaye Beach, sufficiently established that her “religiously motivated practice has been substantially burdened,” because she was required to submit to a high-resolution facial photograph to renew her drivers license, despite her belief that doing so violated her religion. The Court of Civil Appeals held in her favor. We reverse the Court of Civil Appeals and affirm the district court’s ruling.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶ 2 Since 2001, the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (Department) has been re*3…
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