Frazee v. Illinois Department of Employment Security

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• concluding that the plaintiff's refusal to work on Sunday was due to a religious belief although he was not a member of a particular religious sect
• concluding that the plaintiffs refusal to work on Sunday was due to a religious belief although he was not a member of a particular religious sect
• holding that free exercise clause protection extends to all with religious beliefs, not just members of organized religions
• holding that First Amendment protection extends not merely to a claimant “responding to the commands of a particular religious organization” but also to a claimant exercising a “sincerely held religious belief.”
• holding that First Amendment protection extends not merely to a claimant \responding to the commands of a particular religious organization\ but also to a claimant exercising a \sincerely held religious belief.\
• holding that state’s denial of unemployment compensation benefits to claimant, who refused a position because his religious beliefs, violated his First Amendment right

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