Free Exercise and Substantial Burdens under Federal Law

I. Introduction II. The Ever-Changing Free Exercise Jurisprudence ... A. Reynolds ... B. Modern Jurisprudence Suggesting No Exemptions Are Required ... C. The Jurisprudence Does an About-Face ... D. An Implicit Modification of the Jurisprudence? ... E. Back to Robust Protection? ... F. Tepid Protection? III. The Congressional Response to the Court’s Free Exercise Jurisprudence ... A. RLUIPA ... B. RFRA ... C. The Circuits’ Quandary IV. Conclusion