General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists v. Cleveland L. Horton, II
Religious organizations have a First Amendment right to make hiring decisions based on religious criteria despite state employment discrimin…
U.S. District Court
95 articlesShort v. Cherry Hill School District
The court dismissed the lawsuit for lack of standing because plaintiffs failed to demonstrate actual or imminent injury from the school dist…
State of Oklahoma v. Freedom From Religion Foundation
The state sued FFRF to prevent it from interfering with school prayer and Bible-related classroom activities, seeking declaratory relief and…
Mennonite Church USA v. Department of Homeland Security
The court denied the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction against the DHS policy rescinding protections for religious sites durin…
Anchor Stone Christian Church v. City of Santa Ana
The city of Santa Ana violated federal religious freedom laws by imposing zoning restrictions that prevented the church from using its prope…
Physicians v. State of South Carolina
South Carolina's post-heartbeat abortion ban does not violate the Free Exercise Clause because the law is neutral and generally applicable,…
Texas v. EEOC
The EEOC overreached in its interpretation of Title VII when it issued guidance requiring employers to accommodate transgender workers beyon…
Cocchini v. City of Franklin, Tennessee
A federal court denied summary judgment to the city and allowed First Amendment free speech and assembly claims to proceed where religious s…