Supreme Court of Florida

The Florida Religious Freedom Restoration Act (FRFRA) expands the scope of religious protection beyond the conduct considered protected by cases from the United States Supreme Court, and, under the FRFRA, any law that substantially burdens the free exercise of religion is subject to the strict scrutiny standard.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/02/2004
• Published 09/02/2004

Judges

• QUINCE, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James K. Green and Lynn G. Waxman, West Palm Beach, FL;  Charlotte H. Danciu, Boca Raton, FL;  and Douglas Laycock, Austin, TX on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida, Inc. for Appellant., Charles T. Canady, General Counsel, Executive Office of the Governor, Tallahassee, FL, on behalf of Honorable Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida, Amicus Curiae;  Mathew D. Staver, Erik W. Stanley and Joel L. Oster, Longwood, FL on behalf of Liberty Counsel, Amicus Curiae., Rebecca A. O'Hara, Tallahassee, FL on behalf of Florida League of Cities, Inc., Amicus Curiae;  and Douglas L. Stowell, Tallahassee, FL on behalf of the International Cemetery and Funeral Association, Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bruce Rogow and Beverly A. Pohl of Bruce S. Rogow, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Appellee.