Fair question. I would not want to make the causation claim but it has been
strongly correlative. Perhaps the better word is synergistic.
In concrete terms, Smith has been crucial in clergy abuse litigation to hammer
home the point that churches are subject to the tort and criminal laws. It
Do you mean that Smith as symbol has been important to child and disabled adult
victims of church sexual abuse? I guess I have two questions about this. 1)
Those movements were becoming increasingly popular in the 1990s. Do you think
there's a causal relationship, or merely a correlative one
Perry-- with respect to your last comment about Smith and Boerne, could you
please point to illegal religious practices that you would want the free
exercise clause to protect that are not protected under Smith? I am interested
in the actual impact of Smith. I can tell you that Smith has been
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