The Supreme Court v. Peyote
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The Supreme Court Project and the Native American Church
A quarter of a million Native Americans believed Al was going to lose. They feared this one person could end their entire religion. If the Supreme Court told Al that the First Amendment didn't protect his religious right to peyote, that could have ripple effects. So Steve and Narf had come up with a creative solution: Let's just call the whole thing off. The only thing Al needed to do was give up his win in the lower courts and give up his unemployment benefits.
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