Kentucky v. Old Order Swartzentruber Amish
The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld criminal convictions of Amish members who refused to display orange triangles on horse-drawn buggies, appl…
State Appellate Court
78 articlesElane Photography v. New Mexico Human Rights Commission
The First Amendment does not protect a photographer's decision not to photograph a same-sex commitment ceremony based on religious beliefs.
Vanessa Willock v. Elane Photography
The New Mexico Human Rights Commission ruled that the photographer engaged in illegal discrimination based on sexual orientation in violatio…
Lester v. Butler
A Seventh-day Adventist who was terminated for refusing to work on Saturdays is entitled to unemployment benefits because the denial of bene…
Hands On Originals v. Gay and Lesbian Services Organization
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that a Christian printer's refusal to print Pride festival shirts was protected on free speech grounds a…
Wall v. Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Alberta Court of Appeal)
The Alberta Court of Appeal declared that courts have jurisdiction to hear cases involving church membership decisions and that churches cou…
Tastries Bakery v. State of California
A baker can refuse to create a custom cake for a same-sex wedding as an act of protected artistic expression, but cannot generally refuse se…
Sprague v. Spokane Valley Fire Department
A firefighter's free speech and religious expression rights were violated when he was terminated for sending religious-themed messages via d…
State of Washington v. Baronelle Stutzman
A florist who refused to provide flower arrangements for a same-sex wedding on religious grounds was found liable by Washington state courts…
In re A.C. (Minor Child)
An Indiana appellate court upheld the trial court's removal of a transgender minor from parents who refused to use preferred pronouns based…