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The Bill of Rights have rights that are guaranteed, but there are limitations. The ] has used a test of ] as a standard to limit those rights. This test at least applies to the ]. It also applies to abortion, child pornography, discrimination remedies, drug testing, expression and speech rights, liberty (privacy), mandatory retirement, racial discrimination, residency requirements, and sex discrimination. (Epstein, Constitutional Law for a Changing America, 6th) '''The compelling state interest test''' is a test used by the ] as a standard to limit the personal rights guaranteed by the ]. This test at least applies to the ]. It also applies to abortion, child pornography, discrimination remedies, drug testing, expression and speech rights, liberty (privacy), mandatory retirement, racial discrimination, residency requirements, and sex discrimination. (Epstein, Constitutional Law for a Changing America, 6th)


== Notable cases ==


⚫ *Sherbert, 1963
⚫ *Yoder, 1972
⚫ *Smith, 1990
⚫ *City of Boerne, 1997
⚫ *O Centro v Gonzalez, 2006


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Some notable cases:
⚫ Sherbert, 1963
⚫ Yoder, 1972
⚫ Smith, 1990
⚫ City of Boerne, 1997
⚫ O Centro v Gonzalez, 2006
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The compelling state interest test is a test used by the Supreme Court of the United States as a standard to limit the personal rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. This test at least applies to the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. It also applies to abortion, child pornography, discrimination remedies, drug testing, expression and speech rights, liberty (privacy), mandatory retirement, racial discrimination, residency requirements, and sex discrimination. (Epstein, Constitutional Law for a Changing America, 6th)

Notable cases

  • Sherbert, 1963
  • Yoder, 1972
  • Smith, 1990
  • City of Boerne, 1997
  • O Centro v Gonzalez, 2006
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