Does the mandate further the governmental interest in increasing cost-free access to contraceptives by means that are leastrestrictive of the employer's religious freedom?
This includes having an opportunity to interact with other kids in the general education environment and have the leastrestrictive schooling that also addresses their unique needs.
The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) said they were happy to agree to restrictions to protect the birds but wanted Natural England to choose the leastrestrictive option.
Any limitation to freedom of expression must be imposed as a truly exceptional measure, must be provided by law, and in the pursue of legitimate purpose and be proven as necessary and the leastrestrictive means possible .
At the center of the cases is the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, the 1993 law that bars the government from imposing a substantial burden on the exercise of religion for anything other than a compelling government interest pursued in the leastrestrictive way.
The overall approach seems rather too cautious (the national-ownership cap would remain highly restrictive), but somewhat principled and likely at least to withstand scrutiny from the courts.