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Flowing River has been losing members of its congregation to a newer and much larger church, Mighty Word. Reverend Reed used his position as mayor to propose an ordinance providing that all “large gatherings”(defined by the ordinance as gatherings of 500 or more persons in one location) require security guards to be present at least two hours before, during, and two hours after any such gathering. Persons or entities organizing large gatherings without the required security will be fined $5,000 for each event in violation. In his capacity as Mayor, Reverend Reed appeared before the Williamstown Council to propose that they adopt the ordinance. He argued that large crowds, such as those that have been appearing several times each weekend at Mighty Word, were “an accident waiting to happen” unless the council acted immediately. Councilmember Jones interjected that, as far as she was aware, there had not been any accidents as a result of any large crowd gatherings and she did not see the need for the ordinance. Mighty Word had so far been able to use traffic cones and requests and reminders to its congregants to drive slowly while entering and exiting the Mighty Word neighborhood and parking area, and there were no reported traffic accidents or other known public safety issues from its services. The Williamstown Council President, who is a member of Flowing River, quickly spoke up in favor of the mayor’s proposal and convinced the remaining council members to adopt the ordinance.  \nAfter the ordinance passed, the mayor had the Sheriff (who also attends Flowing River) station deputies outside of Mighty Word for each of its four, regularly-held weekend services and count the number of attendees for each service. Deputies were told that, each time at least 500 people attended a service without a security guard present, they were to issue a citation to Mighty Word’s pastor, Paul Peterson, for failing to have the required security present. After accumulating $20,000 in fines for its weekend services, Pastor Peterson reached out to the Sheriff to request security detail, to start the next weekend. The Sheriff routinely approves off-duty and on-duty details for events in Williamstown. The Sheriff, however, responded to Pastor Peterson by denying the request on the basis that the Sheriff’s office cannot be seen to endorse one church over another. No other person or entity in Williamstown was fined under the new ordinance that first weekend, although a fishing rodeo and a high school prom each had over 500 people that weekend without the required security.  \nPlease answer the following three subquestions. The subquestions in Question 1 are not weighted equally. Explain each answer; an answer without an explanation will receive no credit.  \n1.1 Does Pastor Peterson have a basis under the Free Exercise or Freedom of Assembly Clauses in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to challenge the ordinance, and is he likely to succeed? Explain fully. (15 points)  \n1.2 Does Pastor Peterson have a basis under the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution to challenge the ordinance, and is he likely to succeed? Explain fully.(15 points)  \n1.3 Is the Sheriff correct that, under the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, she must deny Pastor Peterson’s request for the Sheriff’s office to provide security detail? Explain fully. (10 points)  \n[End of Question 1]  \nTEST CONTINUES ON NEXT PAGE  \nLOUISIANA STATE BAR EXAMINATION  \nCONSTITUTIONAL LAW  \nJULY 2026  \nQUESTION 2 (40 POINTS)  \nHarry has a vacation home in a rural area just outside a national park on its westernmost corner. 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Whether he succeeds depends on how the ordinance is characterized—generally neutral regulation of security versus impermissible targeting—and the strength of the government’s interest.\"},{\"question\":\"How might Pastor Peterson challenge the ordinance under the Equal Protection Clause?\",\"answer\":\"He can argue that the ordinance, as applied, treats similarly situated congregations or entities differently without an adequate justification. Success turns on whether any disparate enforcement or classifications lack a rational basis or satisfy the required level of scrutiny based on the challenged category or conduct.\"},{\"question\":\"Is the Sheriff required, under the Establishment Clause, to deny the request for security detail?\",\"answer\":\"The Sheriff may contend that providing security to one church would violate the Establishment Clause by appearing to endorse a particular faith. 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