No. 19-66 In the Supreme Court of the United States __________ GEORGE Q. RICKS, Petitioner, v. STATE OF IDAHO CONTRACTORS BOARD, ET AL., Respondents. __________ ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE IDAHO COURT OF APPEALS __________ REPLY BRIEF OF PETITIONER __________ ERIC S. BAXTER Counsel of Record ERIC C. RASSBACH DANIEL H. BLOMBERG JOSEPH C. DAVIS THE BECKET FUND FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY 1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 955-0095
[email protected] Counsel for Petitioner TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................. i TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ....................................... ii INTRODUCTION ....................................................... 1 ARGUMENT ............................................................... 2 I. The Court should revisit Smith. ..................... 2 A. Smith was wrong. ...................................... 2 B. Stare decisis poses no obstacle to revisiting Smith. ................................... 7 II. This is an ideal vehicle for revisiting Smith. .............................................................. 8 CONCLUSION ......................................................... 12 ii TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Page(s) Cases American Legion v. American Humanist Ass’n, 139 S. Ct. 2067 (2019) ............................................ 2 Bowen v. Roy, 476 U.S. 693 (1986) ................................................ 1 Braunfeld v. Brown, 366 U.S. 599 (1961) ................................................ 4 Burwell v.