Backlund v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF KING CTY. HOSP. DIST. NO. 2

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• applying the arbitrary and capricious standard to county denial of a doctor's hospital privileges
• rejecting religious grounds as valid basis for physician to decline liability insurance because “[t]hose who enter into a profession as a matter of choice, necessarily face regulation as to their own conduct”
• “Since [the plaintiff’s] beliefs are protected by the free exercise clause of the First Amendment, the burden of proof shifts to the Board to prove that (1) a compelling governmental interest justifies the regulation in question and (2
• requirement that physician purchase professional liability insurance did not violate First Amendment; State had a compelling interest in licensure requirement and the requirement was “the least restrictive imposition on the practice of [the plaintiff’s] belief to satisfy that interest”

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