Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
The Supreme Court threw out a decision against bakers who refused to provide a cake for a same-sex wedding and sent it back to the…
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Fort Bend County v. Davis
Title VII's EEOC filing requirements are procedural, not jurisdictional, and procedural defenses must be raised early in a case.
Marsh v. Chambers
A religious symbol or symbolic act that is part of the fabric of society can remain undisturbed.
Gaylor v. Mnuchin
A clergy-specific tax-free housing allowance provision in the IRS code is constitutional and falls within the play between the joints of the Free Exercise Clause…
Gaylor v. Peecher
The Seventh Circuit will decide whether a tax-exempt housing allowance for clergy violates the Establishment Clause.
Masterpiece Cakeshop
The Colorado Human Rights Commission treated a baker's religious convictions with too much hostility, but the Court did not resolve whether religious beliefs can be…
Altitude Express v. Zarda
The Supreme Court will decide whether Title VII prohibits discrimination against gay and lesbian employees.
Patterson v. Walgreen
The Court will decide whether the di minimis definition of 'undue hardship' from TWA v. Hardison will remain in place in a case involving a…
TWA v. Hardison
Established the di minimis standard for undue hardship in religious accommodation cases.
American Legion v. American Humanist Association
A 94-year-old WWI cross on public land in Maryland is not prohibited by the Establishment Clause because the passage of time gives rise to a…