Comments on: Herbal tea case: a government loss? http://www.scotusblog.com/2005/11/herbal-tea-case-a-government-loss/ The Supreme Court of the United States blog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ecacofonix http://www.scotusblog.com/2005/11/herbal-tea-case-a-government-loss/#comment-8246 ecacofonix Fri, 19 May 2006 18:29:39 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/herbal-tea-case-a-government-loss/#comment-8246 "Was the religious practice sincere, and did the government show it had a compelling interest in stopping the practice?" I think this sentence in a way sums up the defense argument, and I must say, it was rather well said...the truth is, for any blanket rule/law, there are most times going to be a set of entities that might need exception, and this argument is a nice way to evaluate whether the exception indeed is deserved... CO @ <a href="http://www.castoroil.in" rel="nofollow">Castor Oil</a> “Was the religious practice sincere, and did the government show it had a compelling interest in stopping the practice?”

I think this sentence in a way sums up the defense argument, and I must say, it was rather well said…the truth is, for any blanket rule/law, there are most times going to be a set of entities that might need exception, and this argument is a nice way to evaluate whether the exception indeed is deserved…

CO @ Castor Oil

]]> By: Peter G http://www.scotusblog.com/2005/11/herbal-tea-case-a-government-loss/#comment-8245 Peter G Wed, 02 Nov 2005 01:06:39 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/herbal-tea-case-a-government-loss/#comment-8245 Excellent post, Lyle. Thank you. Nancy Hollander is a former national president of the National Ass'n of Criminal Defense Lawyers. She is recognized among her peers as an expert on international criminal law. She has taken a leading role in recruiting and training volunteer defense counsel for the International Criminal Court and the various specialized U.N. war crimes tribunals. Excellent post, Lyle. Thank you. Nancy Hollander is a former national president of the National Ass’n of Criminal Defense Lawyers. She is recognized among her peers as an expert on international criminal law. She has taken a leading role in recruiting and training volunteer defense counsel for the International Criminal Court and the various specialized U.N. war crimes tribunals.

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