Indiana's 'Religious Freedom' Law Differs From Other States

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Published April 1, 2015 at 5:12 PM EDT

Nineteen other states have religious freedom laws, and there's even a federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Garrett Epps, professor of law at the University of Baltimore, who wrote about what separates Indiana's legislation from the others for The Atlantic.

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