196 Wis. 2d 238 - State v. Miller’s Empirical Analysis
1995
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000B
Relies on Wisconsin v. Yoder · Sherbert v. Verner · Employment Division Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. L Smith · Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division · 17 Wis. 2d 148 - State Ex Rel. Reynolds v. Nusbaum
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[p]ublic safety and the protection of human life is a state interest of the highest order.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“(a) In General. — Government shall not substantially burden a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except as provided in subsection (b). (b) Exception. — Government may substantially burden a person's exercise of religion only if it demonstrates that application of the burden to the person— (1) is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest; and (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“only those interests of the highest order and those not otherwise served can overbalance legitimate claims to the free exercise of religion”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.