Church Employment Discrimination Case (Ministerial Exception)

The Supreme Court will hear a case involving whether churches can discriminate when making employment decisions about employees who are not clergy, specifically regarding…

Engel v. Vitale

Teacher-led school prayer in public schools is unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause.

Cooper v. Aaron

The Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution is binding on all other branches of government and the states.

Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Hardison v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.

Wooley v. Maynard

The government cannot require citizens to display a slogan on their license plates that conflicts with their beliefs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.

An employer violates Title VII if it refuses to accommodate the perceived religious practices of a prospective employee based on the employer's belief that…

Griswold v. Connecticut

The Court upheld the right of couples to use contraception.

Reed v. Town of Gilbert

A town cannot bar church signs when it allows similar signs promoting political or ideological viewpoints; the sign ordinance was not content-neutral and failed…

Barber v. Bryant

The Supreme Court declined to review a challenge to Mississippi's HB 1523, which allows public officials and businesses to deny services to LGBT people…