1 feb 1879 anni - Reynolds v. US (1879)

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- Does the Morill Anti-Bigamy Act (1862) infringe upon first amendment rights to freedom of religion?
- No, it is constitutional because fed can regulate these practices that are subversive to public good and order.
- theme: Fed power expanded to deal with “problem populations” that were subversive to public order, setting the precedent of increased federal intervention in the private sphere of domestic affairs.
- related: Edmunds Political Aspects of Mormonism (1881), Pace v. State (1883)
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