The Governor has fought this case at every step of the way. To turn away religious leaders bringing meritorious claims just because the Gov-.The religion clauses of the. Of considering appropriate measures to protect religious freedom of America's native peoples in the wake of Smith and Lyng. In the wake of Smith, many religious and civil liberties groups have worked to restore the Sherbert test — or compelling-interest test — through legislation. The Biden administration has charted a new course on religious liberty. It is helping to advance democratic principles of separating church and state. This is the fourth hearing the subcommittee has conducted over the last year concerning the protection of religious liberty in the wake of the. For example, racist beliefs and practices based on them could qualify for religious liberty protection on both functional and substantive approaches. In the wake of SB8, rabbis spoke out against the banning of early abortions as a violation of the religious liberty to practice Judaism.