 The court ruled that the free exercise of religion was meritorious and prevailing and that Merced was entitled under the Texas Religious Freedom and Restoration Act (TRFRA) to an injunction preventing the city of Euless, Texas from enforcing its ordinances that burdened his religious practices relating to the use of animals.Religious liberty has not prohibited states or the federal government from prohibiting or regulating certain behaviors; i.e.prostitution, gambling, alcohol and certain drugs, although some libertarians interpret religious freedom to extend to these behaviors.