Anthony Picarello Jr.
Anthony Picarello Jr. is associate general secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. He filed an amicus brief supporting UDV on behalf of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
Resources in: English
Nancy Hollander
Nancy Hollander of Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward P.A. in Albuquerque, N.M., was the attorney representing the UDV.
“Religious-tea dispute brings RFRA back to high court”
Read an April 19, 2005, article from the First Amendment Center on the UDV tea case.
“Supreme Court will revisit issue of free exercise of religion”
Read an April 19, 2005, Christian Science Monitor article on the UDV case.
“Church’s peyote use OK’d”
Read a June 23, 2004, Deseret News story about the Utah Supreme Court ruling that non-native Americans can use peyote in religious ceremonies.
“Tea with God”
Read a June 2005 article about the tea case posted by Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
“On docket: religious freedom vs. drug laws”
See an Oct. 31, 2005, Christian Science Monitor story about the UDV case.
“Pew Forum: Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita”
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life offers resources for covering the UDV case.
“Employment Division, Oregon Department of Human Resources v. Smith 494 U.S. 872”
Read the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the 1990 peyote case, Employment Division, Oregon Department of Human Resources v. Smith 494 U.S. 872.