Abigail Carmichael Jordan v. U.S. Department of State

Q: What court decided U.S. Department of State?

Abigail Carmichael Jordan v. U.S. Department of State was decided by the U.S. District Court in 2025.

Q: What legal issues are involved in U.S. Department of State?

Abigail Carmichael Jordan v. U.S. Department of State involves the following religious liberty issues: Free Exercise.

Legal Case

The State Department's requirement to obtain a birth certificate or Letter of No Record as a prerequisite to passport issuance substantially burdens the claimant's religious exercise under RFRA, and less restrictive means are available.

ReligiousLiberty.TV February 26, 2026 1 min read

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Abigail Carmichael Jordan v. U.S. Department of State (D. 2025).

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Abigail Carmichael Jordan v. U.S. Department of State [U.S. District Court, 2025] — The State Department's requirement to obtain a birth certificate or Letter of No Record as a prerequisite to passport issuance substantially burdens the claimant's religious exercise under RFRA, and less restrictive means are available. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/jordan-v-state-department/, accessed September 14, 2026).

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Year: 2025 Court: U.S. District Court

Free Exercise

Holding: The State Department's requirement to obtain a birth certificate or Letter of No Record as a prerequisite to passport issuance substantially burdens the claimant's religious exercise under RFRA, and less restrictive means are available.

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Abigail Carmichael Jordan v. U.S. Department of State is a Free Exercise case decided by the U.S. District Court in 2025. The court held that the State Department's requirement to obtain a birth certificate or Letter of No Record as a prerequisite to passport issuance substantially burdens the claimant's religious exercise under RFRA, and less restrictive means are available.