| Venue: | SCOTUS |
| Facts: | Building a road right through a sacred forest area. |
| Posture: | Suit saying this interferes with free exercise. |
| Issue: | Do the Indians' free exercise rights prohibit the construction of the road? |
| Holding: | No. |
| Rule: | Free exercise affords protection from government compulsion; it doesn't afford an individual the right to dictate government conduct. |
| Reasoning: | The government just couldn't operate if it had to satisfy every citizen's religious needs or desires. They've been pretty solicitous, but that's all they can do. |
| Dicta: | Brennan (dissenting): significance of nature in religion. |