I say they're shooting up our Constitution, and I say we'd better stop 'em before it's too late. Evidently unmoved by the libertarian warnings, Congress promptly passes the Armed Forces Likeness Act of 1997, which goes into effect immediately upon the President's signing the measure. The AFLA neither targets, nor makes any exception for, religiously motivated conduct. The Ames officials refuse. Federal indictments are handed down against the NO members and the Ames Health Department officials.
All defendants move to dismiss on all available constitutional and RFRA grounds.
You are the law clerk for the federal district judge presiding over the case. Please prepare a draft opinion ruling on the motions to dismiss and explaining the basis for each ruling you propose. Their own circle of friends contains no likely prospects, so they must cast their net wider. They are looking for someone who lives in Tolerance because they want to maintain close contact with her throughout the pregnancy and hope their baby will have a gestational mother to visit, and to identify with, as she grows up. They would be willing to pay T for ongoing part-time child care until their daughter goes away to college.