Posts tagged American Indian Religious Freedom Act
U.S. District Court Rules in Favor of Native American Church Chapter, Denying Bank’s Efforts to Dismiss Discrimination Case
U.S. District Court Rules in Favor of Native American Church Chapter, Denying Bank’s Efforts to Dismiss Discrimination Case

A U.S. District Judge in Wisconsin denied a motion to dismiss a federal discrimination lawsuit involving a Native American Church chapter and a local bank on the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley issued a 9-page opinion on the court’s denial of the defendant’s motion, upholding the protected use of peyote in traditional American Indian ceremonies.

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Last Real IndiansNative American Church, Discrimination, Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe, American Indian Religious Freedom Act, Peyote