Reverend William B. Slick is the spiritual leader of the Church of the Jurassic Spirit (CJS). CJS doctrine claims
that every invention since the dinosaurs has been inspired by the devil and that members must return to the
spirit of the Jurassic period in order to be purified. The primary ritual is to publicly bathe in the essence of the
dinosaurs(oil). The CJS applies for a permit for 500 of their members to assemble to bathe in oil in Capital City
Park. They will then march to the Capital City River to dump the oil, thereby “returning it to the Earth.” The
mayor of Capital City despises the CJSers because he feels that their ritual is a waste of petroleum, which is a
diminishing resource. He also feels that the dumping of the oil will pollute the river. The police chief of Capital
City hates the idea of 500 naked CJSers bathing in oil in the park and fears their march to the river will cause
counter demonstrations and possible violence. The permit is denied. The CJSers go ahead with their ritual
anyway and are arrested.
Research First Amendment cases involving free exercise of religion and freedom of assembly.
Write a paper addressing
• Whether Capital City has violated the CJSers’ free exercise of religion.
• Whether Capital City has violated the CJSers’ right to freely assemble.
• Whether city ordinances that require permits for a march violate the First Amendment.
• What the limits of the free exercise of religion clause are.
Must use three U.S. court cases and one scholarly U.S. source. Must use APA 7th edition format, template will
be attached.
Please use the following court cases:
Cohen V. California (attached)
Texas v. Johnson (attached)
Virginia v. Black, 538 U.S. 343 (2003).
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