Gingerich v. Commonwealth of Kentucky, 382 S.W.3d 835 (Ky. Sup. Ct. 2012)

(consolidated appeal of misdemeanor convictions of two Old Order Swartzentruber Amish for violation of statute requiring a bright colored, reflective, slow, moving emblem in a triangular shape on their horse and buggy to warn motorists; defendants argued statute violated their religious freedoms guaranteed under the state Constitution; court clarified confusion and held that state Constitution provides same level of protection for religious freedom as U. S. Constitution; court held that statute applied broadly to all persons' actions on public highways and did not single out religious practices of defendants; court found a rational basis for statute due to safety concerns; because rational basis existed, it upheld statute; concurrence filed disagreeing that state constitution does not provide greater protections for religious freedoms, but stated that the statute held up to strict scrutiny).