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North Carolina Religious Freedom Restoration Act protects religious exercise from state burdens.

The North Carolina Religious Freedom Restoration Act ensures that state actions do not burden the exercise of religion unless they meet strict scrutiny. It defines "burden" as actions that constrain or deny religious exercise. The act allows individuals or religious institutions to challenge state burdens in court, seeking relief including injunctive, declaratory, and compensatory relief. The act also includes a severability clause, meaning invalid parts do not affect the rest of the act.