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Moses Adeyemo brings Nigerian wooden carvings and handicrafts into the US. A US Customs inspector inspected a carton sent by Moses from Nigeria. The shipping

Moses Adeyemo brings Nigerian wooden carvings and handicrafts into the US. A US Customs inspector inspected a carton sent by Moses from Nigeria. The shipping carton contained religious wall hangings that contained leopard skins.

It is a violation of federal law to import leopard skins. At his federal trial, Moses argues that his desire to possess leopard skins arises from a sincere religious belief based on a mixture of the Yoruba religions and Catholicism and that his prosecution violates the federal RFRA.

The government will:

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A. Lose the case because no court has ever ruled in favor of the government in a RFRA case.

B. Lose the case because RFRA was intended to show Congress' approval of the Supreme Court's Free Exercise Clause interpretation.

C. Either A or B.

D. Win the case because this is a generally applicable law, with no exceptions, that meets rational basis.

E. Win the case if it can show the law is necessary to achieve a compelling interest.

F. Win the case because Moses' religious belief is not consistent with standard religions.

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