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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH OF COLUMBIA, INC. v.
COMER 
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than  Missouri’s  preference  for  skating  as  far  as  possible  from  reli-
gious  establishment  concerns.    In  the  face  of  the  clear  infringement 
on free exercise before the Court, that interest cannot qualify as com-
pelling.  Pp. 14–15. 

788 F. 3d 779, reversed and remanded. 

ROBERTS,  C. J.,  delivered  the  opinion  of  the  Court,  except  as  to  foot-
note  3.   KENNEDY,  ALITO,  and  KAGAN,  JJ.,  joined  that  opinion  in  full,
and THOMAS and GORSUCH, JJ., joined except as to footnote 3.  THOMAS, 
J.,  filed  an  opinion  concurring  in  part,  in  which  GORSUCH,  J.,  joined.
GORSUCH, J., filed an opinion concurring in part, in which THOMAS, J., 
joined.  BREYER,  J.,  filed  an  opinion  concurring  in  the  judgment.    SO-
TOMAYOR, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which GINSBURG, J., joined.