Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
Religious animus in decision-making by a civil rights tribunal violated due process and fairness requirements.
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Jurisdiction: Federal
Zubik v. Burwell
Religious groups objected to contraceptive mandate requirements.
Gonzalez v. O Centro Espirita Beneficente
The Court addressed the scope of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Town of Greece v. Galloway
Traditional invocations at city meetings do not violate the Establishment Clause.
Darrell Patterson v. Walgreen Co.
The case involves whether an employee's religious belief to not work on Saturday was reasonably accommodated when offered only a demotion.
Timbs v. Indiana
The Supreme Court will decide whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
Morris v. HOA
A jury found that an HOA discriminated against a homeowner's religious beliefs when prohibiting a Christmas display with religious characters.
4th Circuit Decision (WWI Memorial Cross)
A cross-shaped WWI memorial erected in 1925 on public land has the primary effect of excessively endorsing religion and excessively entangles government in religion.
Van Order v. Perry
The Supreme Court upheld Ten Commandments display on public property.
Biel v. St. James Catholic School
The ministerial exception does not bar a Catholic school teacher fired for requesting time off for cancer treatment from pursuing an ADA discrimination claim.