Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Religious institutions have a First Amendment right to make employment decisions free from state interference through the ministerial exception doctrine.
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Jurisdiction: Federal
Archdiocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo
The state must demonstrate a compelling state interest to restrict the free exercise of religion, applying strict scrutiny standard.
Boerne v. Flores
RFRA applies only to federal actions, not to state or local government actions.
Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison
Accommodating an employee's religious observance of the Seventh-day Sabbath would create undue hardship for the airline.
Schenck v. United States
Defendants convicted under the Espionage Act of 1917 for distributing pamphlets urging resistance to military draft did not have First Amendment protection when speech presented…
National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor
The Biden administration lacked authority under OSHA to impose a vaccine mandate on employers with more than 100 employees without clear congressional authorization.
Zelman v. Simmons-Harris
A school voucher program that includes religious schools does not violate the Establishment Clause.
Illinois ex rel. McCollum v. Board of Education
A state cannot use the public school system to aid religious faiths in the dissemination of their doctrines and ideals.
Shurtleff v. Boston
A city violated the free speech rights of a Christian group when it refused to allow them to fly a Christian flag from a city…
Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer
A state cannot exclude religious organizations from generally available funding programs based on their religious status.