RLS 2022 Archive

RLS2022

1.Mississippi

2.Illinois

3.New Mexico

4.Florida

5.Washington

6.Utah

7.Tennessee

8.Maryland

9.Idaho

10.Kansas

11.Connecticut

12.Pennsylvania

12.Alabama

14.Missouri

14.Maine

16.Rhode Island

16.Oklahoma

18.South Dakota

18.Minnesota

18.Massachusetts

21.Arizona

22.Delaware

23.Indiana

24.Montana

25.Texas

26.Kentucky

27.Louisiana

27.Arkansas

29.Wyoming

30.Virginia

30.Ohio

30.North Carolina

30.Nebraska

30.Hawaii

30.Alaska

36.New Jersey

37.North Dakota

38.South Carolina

39.Wisconsin

39.Georgia

41.Colorado

42.Nevada

43.New Hampshire

44.Michigan

45.Vermont

46.Oregon

46.Iowa

48.California

49.West Virginia

50.New York

Religious Liberty in the States, a project of the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy, was developed and authored in its inaugural year by Dr. Sarah M. Estelle and published in September 2022.

Suggested citations:
Estelle, Sarah M. 2022. Religious Liberty in the States 2022. Plano, TX: Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy. https://doi.org/10.54669/DRYP4816.

Estelle, Sarah M. 2022. Religious Liberty in the States 2022 Dataset. Plano, TX: Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy. https://doi.org/10.54669/GJSE4026.

Note: Researchers and other users of RLS data are strongly encouraged to use the most updated version of our dataset available for download, rather than relying on archived data. Annual data updates are longitudinal, that is, they maintain assessments of past years’ statutory laws within the scope of RLS along with current data. Using the most recent data publication will give researchers access to any adjustment made in light of updating by legal citators and errata.

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