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First Amendment Library:
Richard E. Nielsen

JIMMY SWAGGART MINISTRIES v. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF CALIFORNIA, 493 U.S. 378 (1990)

This case presents the question whether the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment prohibit a State from imposing a generally applicable sales and use tax on the distribution of religious materials by a religious organization.

First Amendment Library:Richard E. Nielsen

JIMMY SWAGGART MINISTRIES v. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION OF CALIFORNIA, 493 U.S. 378 (1990)

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