The U.S. Supreme Court has incorporated the First Amendment religion clauses through the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause, thereby making them applicable to state and local governments.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has used the doctrine of incorporation through the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause to apply the First Amendment's religion clauses (establishment clause and free exercise clause) to the states, thereby making these protections applicable at both state and local government levels.

The US Supreme Court Has Incorporated the First Amendment Religion Clauses