Kennedy v. Bremerton
The Supreme Court abandoned the Lemon test in favor of a history and tradition standard for evaluating religious expression.
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Jurisdiction: Federal
United States v. Don Lemon
The government indicted Don Lemon under the FACE Act for alleged coordination in disrupting religious worship, though judges previously found insufficient probable cause.
Vance v. Ball State University
An employee is a supervisor for purposes of vicarious liability under Title VII only if empowered by the employer to take tangible employment actions against…
County of Allegheny v. ACLU
Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius
The Court will determine whether employers with religious objections to certain forms of birth control should be exempted from the Affordable Care Act's mandate to…
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
The Supreme Court expanded the notion of free speech rights for corporations.
Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether employers must provide insurance covering emergency contraception required by the Affordable Care Act when doing so…
Guatay Christian Fellowship v. County of San Diego
The district court issued a preliminary injunction against the County's cease and desist order requiring the church to obtain a Major Use Permit to continue…
Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that citizens did not have standing as taxpayers to bring an Establishment Clause challenge against President Bush's Office of…
Holt v. Hobbs
The Supreme Court heard oral argument on whether Arkansas Department of Corrections grooming policy violates RLUIPA by prohibiting a prisoner from growing a one-half-inch beard…