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HUMPHREY v. LANE

No. 99-206.

89 Ohio St.3d 62 (2000)

HUMPHREY, APPELLANT, v. LANE ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 24, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, Kathleen M. Trafford and Constance M. Greaney, for appellant.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, Mary Beth Foley, Assistant Attorney General, Edward B. Foley, pro hac vice, State Solicitor, and David M. Gormley, Associate Solicitor, for appellees.

Carrie M. Cassady and Linda K. Fiely, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, AFSCME Local 11, AFL-CIO.

Kevin J. Hasson, Eric W. Treene and Roman P. Storzer, pro hac vice, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

Submitted October 13, 1999 at the Pickaway County Session.

PFEIFER, J.

We hold that under Section 7, Article I of the Ohio Constitution, the standard for reviewing a generally applicable, religion-neutral state regulation that allegedly violates a person's right to free exercise of religion is whether the regulation serves a compelling state interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest. We further hold that the grooming...

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