Slaughterhouse Cases

The Privileges and Immunities Clause is limited to areas governed by the federal government, not to states.

Adorers of the Blood of Christ v. [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]

The Supreme Court denied certiorari in a Religious Freedom Restoration Act case where nuns filed suit in the wrong venue and ignored the required…

Russo v. June Medical Services

The Supreme Court considered whether doctors have standing to challenge a Louisiana law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at local hospitals.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan, Puerto Rico v. Yali Acevedo Feliciano, et al.

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court lacked jurisdiction to seize Catholic Church assets to pay for pension shortfalls at schools.

Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado

A Colorado-based case involving religious objections to providing services for same-sex marriages with some speech implications.

Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin LIRC

Dawson v. Delaware

Evidence of a defendant's abstract beliefs cannot be admitted at sentencing if it has no relevance beyond inflaming jurors.

Italy v. European Court of Human Rights (School Crucifix Case)

The European Court of Human Rights banned crucifixes in school classrooms, prompting Italy to appeal the decision.

Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States

The Court held that the Alien Contract Labor Act of 1887 did not prohibit the hiring of a foreign minister, as the statutory language…

Tilton v. Richardson