New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms v. New York State Senate
Liberty Counsel filed a lawsuit seeking to declare New York's Marriage Equality Act void and to invalidate same-sex marriages on grounds of procedural defects in…
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American Atheists v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
The American Atheists filed a lawsuit challenging the display of the World Trade Center cross at a 9/11 memorial as an impermissible mingling of church…
Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act case
Illinois pharmacists do not have to sell Plan B pills to customers if they have religious objections to the use of the product.
Doe v. First Presbyterian Church U.S.A. of Tulsa
The Oklahoma Supreme Court reversed its earlier decision and allowed a lawsuit to proceed against a church for publicly announcing a convert's baptism, which placed…
Yoder v. Sugar Grove Sewage Authority
Court ruled that an Amish family must install an electric pump in their outhouse despite religious objections, finding the burden on religious practice was moderate…
Brush & Nib Studio, LC v. City of Phoenix
A Phoenix city ordinance cannot require a business to create same-sex wedding invitations in violation of the owners' sincerely held religious beliefs and free speech…
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission v. Hands On Originals
An LGBTQ+ advocacy organization lacked standing to bring a discrimination claim under a city non-discrimination ordinance that required an individual, not an organization, to assert…
Minton v. Dignity Health
A religious hospital can be liable for discrimination under the Unruh Civil Rights Act if it refuses to provide medical services for religious reasons without…
Ventura County v. Godspeak Calvary Chapel
A judge refused to order a church to close for holding indoor services despite a county order; a hearing was scheduled on contempt allegations.