State v. Pan
Citations
- 224 N.E.3d 157
- 2023 Ohio 3172
Syllabus
Per Mayle, J., state presented sufficient evidence of solicitation where detective testified that he paid defendant for a 30-minute massage, 15 minutes into the massage, defendant initiated sexual activity, and defendant's response to the detective's inquiry about the cost for the sexual activity demonstrated that she expected additional payment.
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- holding that the State could not condition the availability of unemployment insurance benefits on a person’s willingness to forego conduct required by his religion
- holding that the State could not condition the availability of unemployment insurance benefits on a person's willingness to forego conduct required by his religion
- holding that employee who refused to work on the Sabbath could not be denied unemployment benefits
- concluding that denying unemployment benefits to employee who had to choose between his religious belief and continued employment violated his free exercise of religion
- recognizing that coercion occurs when the government prescribes or proscribes religiously motivated conduct
- observing that the United States Supreme Court “has long recognized that the government may (and sometimes must) accommodate religious practices” and listing 23 examples
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Judges: Mayle
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